Job 21
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 21:7-13

7WhyH4069 1do the wickedH7563 still liveH2421, ContinueH6275 on, alsoH1571 becomeH1396 veryH2428 2powerfulH2428?8Their 34descendantsH2233 are establishedH3559 with them in their sightH6440, And their offspringH6631 before their eyesH5869,9Their housesH1004 5are safeH7965 from fearH6343, And the rodH7626 of GodH433 is not on them.10His oxH7794 matesH5674 6withoutH3808 failH1602; His cowH6510 calvesH6403 and does not abortH7921.11They sendH7971 forth their littleH5759 onesH5759 like the flockH6629, And their childrenH3206 skipH7540 aboutH7540.12They 7singH5375 to the timbrelH8596 and harpH3658 And rejoiceH8055 at the soundH6963 of the fluteH5748.13They 8spendH1086 their daysH3117 in prosperityH2896, And 9suddenlyH7281 they goH5181 downH5181 to 10SheolH7585.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 21:7 Job 9:24; Ps 73:3; Jer 12:1; Hab 1:13 ↩
  2. 2. Job 21:7 Job 12:19 ↩
  3. 3. Job 21:8 Lit seed ↩
  4. 4. Job 21:8 Ps 17:14 ↩
  5. 5. Job 21:9 Job 12:6 ↩
  6. 6. Job 21:10 Lit and does not fail ↩
  7. 7. Job 21:12 Lit lifted up the voice ↩
  8. 8. Job 21:13 Job 21:23; 36:11 ↩
  9. 9. Job 21:13 So with most versions; M.T. are shattered by Sheol ↩
  10. 10. Job 21:13 I.e. the nether world ↩

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