English Standard Version
Job 21:9
9Their houses are safe from fear, and no rod of God is upon them.
Job 21:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
- New International Version (NIV)Their homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not on them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them.
Context of Job 21:9
7Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power? 8Their offspring are established in their presence, and their descendants before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, and no rod of God is upon them. 10Their bull breeds without fail; their cow calves and does not miscarry. 11They send out their little boys like a flock, and their children dance.
Read all of Job 21Job 21:9 word by word
בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 21:9
- Job 15:21Dreadful sounds are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
- Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels.
- Psalms 73:19How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors!
- Isaiah 57:19creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near," says the Lord, "and I will heal him.
- Job 9:34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me.
- Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.
Commentaries on Job 21:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Neither is the rod of God upon them - They are not afflicted as other men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Their houses are safe from fear - Margin, “peace from.” The friends of Job had maintained just the contrary; see Job 20:27-28; Job 15:21-24. Their idea was, that the wicked man would never be free from alarms. Job says, that they lived in security and peace, and that their houses are preserved from the intrusions of evil-minded people. Neither is the rod of God upon them - The “rod” is an emblem of punishment. The idea is, that they were free from the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 Job says, Remarkable judgments are sometimes brought upon notorious sinners, but not always. Wherefore is it so? This is the day of God's patience; and, in some way or other, he makes use of the prosperity of the wicked to serve his own counsels, while it ripens them for ruin; but the chief reason is, because he will make it appear there is another world. These prospering sinners make light of God and religion, as if because they have so much…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Literally, "peace from fear"; with poetic force. Their house is peace itself, far removed from fear. Opposed to the friends' assertion, as to the bad (Job 15:21-24; 20:26-28), and conversely, the good (Job 5:23, 24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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