Tree of Life Version
Job 14:21
21If his sons achieve honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not perceive it.
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 stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a person’s hope. 20You overpower him—once for all, and he perishes; You change his appearance and send him away. If his sons achieve honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not perceive it. 22He only feels pain for his own flesh, and mourns for his own soul.”
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 4:20As she was dying, the women attending her said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have brought forth a son!” But she did not respond or take it to heart.
- Psalms 39:6Behold, You made my days mere hand-breadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Surely all humanity is but vapor. Selah
- Ecclesiastes 2:18I also hated all the fruit of my toil for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the one who comes after me.
- Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, even the memory of them is forgotten.
- Isaiah 39:7‘Moreover, some of your descendants—who will issue from you, whom you will father—will be taken away and will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
- Isaiah 63:16For You are our Father— even if Abraham would not know us or Israel not recognize us. You, Adonai, are our Father, our Redeemer— from everlasting is Your Name.
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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