Job 21:32

Job 21:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he is carried to the grave, watch is kept over his tomb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet he shall be brought to the grave, And a vigil kept over the tomb.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When they are carried to the grave, an honor guard keeps watch at their tomb.

Context of Job 21:32

30that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity, that they are delivered from the day of wrath? 31Who denounces their conduct to their face? Who repays them for what they have done? They are carried to the grave, and watch is kept over their tombs. 33The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them. 34“So how can you console me with your nonsense? Nothing is left of your answers but falsehood!”

Job 21:32 word by word

וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet shall he be broughtיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
• to the graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• and shall remainשָׁקַדshâqad · to watchH8245
• in the tombגָּדִישׁgâdîysh · tombH1430

Cross-references for Job 21:32

• Psalms 49:14They are like sheep and are destined to die; death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
• Ezekiel 32:21From within the realm of the dead the mighty leaders will say of Egypt and her allies, ‘They have come down and they lie with the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.’
• Luke 16:22“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Commentaries on Job 21:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Yet shall he be brought to the grave - He shall die like other men; and the corruption of the grave shall prey upon him. Mr. Carlyle, in his specimens of Arabic poetry, Translations, p. 16, quotes this verse, which he translates and paraphrases, יובל לקברות והוא "He shall be brought to the grave," ישקוד גדוש ועל And shall watch upon the high-raised heap." It was the opinion of the pagan Arabs, that upon the death of any person, a bird, by them called…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Yet shall he be brought to the grave - Margin, “graves.” That is, he is brought with honor and prosperity to the grave. He is not cut down by manifest divine displeasure for his sins. He is conducted to the grave as other people are, not withstanding his enormous wickedness. The “object” of this is clearly to state that he would not be overwhelmed with calamity, as the friends of Job had maintained, and that nothing could be determined in regard to his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 Job opposes the opinion of his friends, That the wicked are sure to fall into visible and remarkable ruin, and none but the wicked; upon which principle they condemned Job as wicked. Turn to whom you will, you will find that the punishment of sinners is designed more for the other world than for this, Jude 1:14, 15. The sinner is here supposed to live in a great deal of power. The sinner shall have a splendid funeral: a poor thing for any man…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. Yet--rather, "and." brought--with solemn pomp (Psa 45:15). grave--literally, "graves"; that is, the place where the graves are. remain in--rather, watch on the tomb, or sepulchral mound. Even after death he seems still to live and watch (that is, have his "remembrance" preserved) by means of the monument over the grave. In opposition to Bildad (Job 18:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:32

• Death
• Pride
• Wicked (People)

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