New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 21:1-16
1Then JobH347 1answeredH6030,2“ListenH8085 carefullyH8085 to my speechH4405, And let thisH2088 be your way of consolationH8575.3BearH5375 with me that I may speakH1696; Then afterH310 I have spokenH1696, you may 2mockH3932.4As for me, is 3my complaintH7879 4to manH120? And 5whyH4069 should 6I not be impatientH7114?5LookH6437 at me, and be astonishedH8074, And 7putH7760 your handH3027 overH5921 your mouthH6310.6Even whenH518 I rememberH2142, I am disturbedH926, And 8horrorH6427 takesH270 holdH270 of my fleshH1320.7WhyH4069 9do the wickedH7563 still liveH2421, ContinueH6275 on, alsoH1571 becomeH1396 veryH2428 10powerfulH2428?8Their 1112descendantsH2233 are establishedH3559 with them in their sightH6440, And their offspringH6631 before their eyesH5869,9Their housesH1004 13are safeH7965 from fearH6343, And the rodH7626 of GodH433 is not on them.10His oxH7794 matesH5674 14withoutH3808 failH1602; His cowH6510 calvesH6403 and does not abortH7921.11They sendH7971 forth their littleH5759 onesH5759 like the flockH6629, And their childrenH3206 skipH7540 aboutH7540.12They 15singH5375 to the timbrelH8596 and harpH3658 And rejoiceH8055 at the soundH6963 of the fluteH5748.13They 16spendH1086 their daysH3117 in prosperityH2896, And 17suddenlyH7281 they goH5181 downH5181 to 18SheolH7585.14They sayH559 to GodH410, ‘19DepartH5493 from us! We do not even desireH2654 the knowledgeH1847 of Your waysH1870.1520WhoH4100 is 21the AlmightyH7706, that we should serveH5647 Him, And 22whatH4100 would we gainH3276 ifH3588 we entreatH6293 Him?’16BeholdH2005, their prosperityH2898 is not in their handH3027; The 23counselH6098 of the wickedH7563 is farH7368 from me.
Notes
- 1. Job 21:1 Lit answered and said ↩
- 2. Job 21:3 Job 11:3; 17:2 ↩
- 3. Job 21:4 Job 7:11 ↩
- 4. Job 21:4 Or against ↩
- 5. Job 21:4 Job 6:11 ↩
- 6. Job 21:4 Lit my spirit ↩
- 7. Job 21:5 Judg 18:19; Job 13:5; 29:9; 40:4 ↩
- 8. Job 21:6 Ps 55:5 ↩
- 9. Job 21:7 Job 9:24; Ps 73:3; Jer 12:1; Hab 1:13 ↩
- 10. Job 21:7 Job 12:19 ↩
- 11. Job 21:8 Lit seed ↩
- 12. Job 21:8 Ps 17:14 ↩
- 13. Job 21:9 Job 12:6 ↩
- 14. Job 21:10 Lit and does not fail ↩
- 15. Job 21:12 Lit lifted up the voice ↩
- 16. Job 21:13 Job 21:23; 36:11 ↩
- 17. Job 21:13 So with most versions; M.T. are shattered by Sheol ↩
- 18. Job 21:13 I.e. the nether world ↩
- 19. Job 21:14 Job 22:17 ↩
- 20. Job 21:15 Lit What ↩
- 21. Job 21:15 Heb Shaddai ↩
- 22. Job 21:15 Job 22:17; 34:9 ↩
- 23. Job 21:16 Job 22:18 ↩
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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