Job 21:10

Job 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
• New International Version (NIV)Their bulls never fail to breed; their cows calve and do not miscarry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their bull breeds without fail; their cow calves and does not miscarry.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage.

Context of Job 21:10

8They see their children firmly established with them, and they get to see their descendants. 9Their homes are free from fear, and God doesn’t use his rod on them. Their bulls are fertile when they breed. Their cows give birth to calves and never miscarry. 11They send their little children out ⌞to play⌟ like a flock of lambs, and their children dance around. 12They sing with the tambourine and lyre, and they are happy with the music of the flute.

Job 21:10 word by word

שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their bullשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• genderethעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• and failethגָּעַלgâ‛al · to abhorH1602
• not; their cowפָּרָהpârâh · heiferH6510
• calvethפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• and casteth not her calfשָׁכֹלshâkôl · be bereavedH7921

Cross-references for Job 21:10

• Exodus 23:26No woman in your land will miscarry or be unable to have children. I will let you live a normal life span.
• Deuteronomy 7:13He will love you, bless you, and increase the number of your descendants. He will bless you with children. He will bless your land with produce: grain, new wine, and olive oil. He will bless your herds with calves, and your flocks with lambs and kids. This will all happen in the land the Lord will give you, as he swore to your ancestors.
• Deuteronomy 28:11The Lord will give you plenty of blessings: You will have many children. Your animals will have many offspring. Your soil will produce many crops in the land the Lord will give you, as he swore to your ancestors.
• Psalms 144:13May our barns be filled with all kinds of crops. May our sheep give birth to thousands of lambs, tens of thousands in our fields.
• Ecclesiastes 9:1Now, I have carefully thought about all this, and I explain it in this way: Righteous people and wise people, along with their accomplishments, are in God’s hands. No one knows whether there will be love or hatred.
• Luke 12:16Then he used this illustration. He said, “A rich man had land that produced good crops.
• Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who wore expensive clothes. Every day was like a party to him.

Commentaries on Job 21:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Their bull gendereth - עבר ibbar, passes over, i.e., on the cow, referring to the actions of the bull when coupling with the female. Their flocks multiply greatly, they bring forth in time, and none of them is barren.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Their bull gendereth - See Rosenmuller and Lee on this verse; comp Bochart, Hieroz. P. 1, Lib. ii. c. xxx. The general idea is, that the wicked were prospered as well as the pious. God did not interpose by a miracle to cut off their cattle, and to prevent their becoming rich.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. 1010. Rather, "their cattle conceive." The first clause of the verse describes an easy conception, the second, a happy birth [Umbreit].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:10

• Rich, the
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Heifer

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