New King James Version
Job 21:10
10Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Their bulls never fail to breed. Their cows bear calves and never miscarry.
Context of Job 21:10
8Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes. 9Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them. Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage. 11They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance. 12They sing to the tambourine and harp, And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
Read all of Job 21Job 21:10 word by word
שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 21:10
- Exodus 23:26No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
- Deuteronomy 7:13And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you.
- Deuteronomy 28:11And the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.
- Psalms 144:13That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields;
- Ecclesiastes 9:1For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they see before them.
- Luke 12:16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.
- Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.
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
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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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