New King James Version
Job 21:9
9Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
Job 21:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
- New International Version (NIV)Their homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not on them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Their houses are safe from fear, and no rod of God is upon them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them.
Context of Job 21:9
7Why do the wicked live and become old, Yes, become mighty in power? 8Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them. 10Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage. 11They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
Read all of Job 21Job 21:9 word by word
בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 21:9
- Job 15:21Dreadful sounds are in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
- Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.
- Psalms 73:19Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
- Isaiah 57:19“I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,” Says the Lord, “And I will heal him.”
- Job 9:34Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
- Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.
Commentaries on Job 21:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Neither is the rod of God upon them - They are not afflicted as other men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Their houses are safe from fear - Margin, “peace from.” The friends of Job had maintained just the contrary; see Job 20:27-28; Job 15:21-24. Their idea was, that the wicked man would never be free from alarms. Job says, that they lived in security and peace, and that their houses are preserved from the intrusions of evil-minded people. Neither is the rod of God upon them - The “rod” is an emblem of punishment. The idea is, that they were free from the…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. 99. Literally, "peace from fear"; with poetic force. Their house is peace itself, far removed from fear. Opposed to the friends' assertion, as to the bad (Job 15:21-24; 20:26-28), and conversely, the good (Job 5:23, 24).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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