New Living Translation
Job 14:21
21They never know if their children grow up in honor or sink to insignificance.
Job 14:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
- New International Version (NIV)If their children are honored, they do not know it; if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
Context of Job 14:21
19as water wears away the stones and floods wash away the soil, so you destroy people’s hope. 20You always overpower them, and they pass from the scene. You disfigure them in death and send them away. They never know if their children grow up in honor or sink to insignificance. 22They suffer painfully; their life is full of trouble.”
Read all of Job 14Job 14:21 word by word
יִכְבְּד֣וּ בָ֭נָיו וְלֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִ֥ין לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 14:21
- 1 Samuel 4:20She died in childbirth, but before she passed away the midwives tried to encourage her. “Don’t be afraid,” they said. “You have a baby boy!” But she did not answer or pay attention to them.
- Psalms 39:6We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.
- Ecclesiastes 2:18I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned.
- Ecclesiastes 9:5The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.
- Isaiah 39:7‘Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon’s king.’”
- Isaiah 63:16Surely you are still our Father! Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, Lord, you would still be our Father. You are our Redeemer from ages past.
Commentaries on Job 14:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21His sons come to honor - When dead, he is equally indifferent and unconscious whether his children have met with a splendid or oppressive lot in life; for as to this world, when man dies, in that day all his thoughts perish.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not - He is unacquainted with what is passing on the earth. Even should that occur which is most gratifying to a parent‘s heart; should his children rise to stations of honor and influence, he would not be permitted to enjoy the happiness which every father feels when his sons do well. This is suggested as one of the evils of death. They are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them - He is not permitted to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Job's faith and hope spake, and grace appeared to revive; but depravity again prevailed. He represents God as carrying matters to extremity against him. The Lord must prevail against all who contend with him. God may send disease and pain, we may lose all comfort in those near and dear to us, every hope of earthly happiness may be destroyed, but God will receive the believer into realms of eternal happiness. But what a change awaits the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. One striking trait is selected from the sad picture of the severance of the dead from all that passes in the world (Ec 9:5), namely, the utter separation of parents and children.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 14
- 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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