God’s Word Translation
Job 21:23
23One person dies in his prime and feels altogether happy and contented.
Job 21:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
- New International Version (NIV)One person dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease,
- English Standard Version (ESV)One dies in his full vigor, being wholly at ease and secure,
- New King James Version (NKJV)One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and secure;
Context of Job 21:23
21How can he be interested in his family after he’s gone, when the number of his months is cut short? 22“Can anyone teach God knowledge? Can anyone judge the Most High? One person dies in his prime and feels altogether happy and contented. 24His stomach is full of milk, and his bones are strong and healthy. 25Another person, never having tasted happiness, dies with a bitter soul.
Read all of Job 21Job 21:23 word by word
זֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 21:23
- Job 20:22⌞Even⌟ with all his wealth the full force of misery comes down on him.
- Psalms 49:17He will not take anything with him when he dies. His greatness cannot follow him.
- Psalms 73:4They suffer no pain. Their bodies are healthy.
- Luke 12:19Then I’ll say to myself, “You’ve stored up a lot of good things for years to come. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’
Commentaries on Job 21:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23One dieth in his full strength - In this and the three following verses Job shows that the inequality of fortune, goods, health, strength, etc., decides nothing either for or against persons in reference to the approbation or disapprobation of God, as these various lots are no indications of their wickedness or innocence. One has a sudden, another a lingering death; but by none of these can their eternal states be determined.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23One dieth in his full strength - Margin, “very perfection,” or, “in the strength of his perfection.” The meaning is, that he dies in the very prime and vigor of life, surrounded with everything that can contribute to comfort. Of the truth of this position, no one can doubt; and the wonder is, that the friends of Job had not seen or admitted it. Being wholly at ease and quiet - That is, having everything to make them happy, so far as external circumstances…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 Job had described the prosperity of wicked people; in these verses he opposes this to what his friends had maintained about their certain ruin in this life. He reconciles this to the holiness and justice of God. Even while they prosper thus, they are light and worthless, of no account with God, or with wise men. In the height of their pomp and power, there is but a step between them and ruin. Job refers the difference Providence makes between…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Literally, "in the bone of his perfection," that is, the full strength of unimpaired prosperity [Umbreit].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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