Job 21:25

Job 21:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
• New International Version (NIV)Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of prosperity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.

Context of Job 21:25

23One person dies in prosperity, completely comfortable and secure, 24the picture of good health, vigorous and fit. Another person dies in bitter poverty, never having tasted the good life. 26But both are buried in the same dust, both eaten by the same maggots. 27“Look, I know what you’re thinking. I know the schemes you plot against me.

Job 21:25 word by word

וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And another diethמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in the bitternessמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• of his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and never eatethאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• with pleasureטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896

Cross-references for Job 21:25

• Job 3:20“Oh, why give light to those in misery, and life to those who are bitter?
• Job 7:11“I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain.
• Job 9:18He will not let me catch my breath, but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.
• Job 10:1“I am disgusted with my life. Let me complain freely. My bitter soul must complain.
• 2 Samuel 17:8You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won’t be spending the night among the troops.
• Proverbs 14:10Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.
• Isaiah 38:15But what could I say? For he himself sent this sickness. Now I will walk humbly throughout my years because of this anguish I have felt.
• Job 20:23May God give them a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon them.
• 1 Kings 17:12But she said, “I swear by the Lord your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.”
• Ecclesiastes 6:2God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.
• Ezekiel 4:16Then he told me, “Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay.
• Ezekiel 12:18“Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water.

Commentaries on Job 21:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 Job had described the prosperity of wicked people; in these verses he opposes this to what his friends had maintained about their certain ruin in this life. He reconciles this to the holiness and justice of God. Even while they prosper thus, they are light and worthless, of no account with God, or with wise men. In the height of their pomp and power, there is but a step between them and ruin. Job refers the difference Providence makes between…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25in the bitterness of his soul: Job often complained about how life seemed useless (3:20; 7:11; 9:18; 10:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-34SECOND SERIES. 2. consolations--If you will listen calmly to me, this will be regarded as "consolations"; alluding to Eliphaz' boasted "consolations" (Job 15:11), which Job felt more as aggravations ("mockings," Job 21:3) than consolations (Job 16:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:25

• Death
• 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