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 dies in his full strength, completely secure and at ease. 24His pails are full of milk; His bones are moist with marrow. Yet another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted goodness. 26Together they lie in the dust and worms cover over them. 27“Behold, I know your thoughts, the schemes by which you wrong 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 3:20Why is light given to one who suffers and life to the bitter of soul,
• Job 7:11“So I will not keep silent; I will speak in the distress of my spirit, I will complain in bitterness of soul.
• Job 9:18He does not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
• Job 10:1“I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak out of the bitterness of my soul.
• 2 Samuel 17:8Hushai then added, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and they are embittered in their souls like a bear robbed of her cubs in the wild. Your father is an expert in warfare, and won’t spend the night with the troops.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
• Isaiah 38:15What should I say? For He has spoken to me— He Himself has done it! I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
• Job 20:23While he is filling his belly, He will send the anger of His wrath against him, and rain it down it on him, on his flesh.
• 1 Kings 17:12So she said, “As Adonai your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in the jar, and a little oil in the jug. Now look, I am gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.”
• Ecclesiastes 6:2God gives a man riches, wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to eat from it—instead a foreigner will eat it. This is fruitless—an agonizing illness.
• Ezekiel 4:16Then he said to me, “Son of man, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem. They will eat bread by weight, in anxiety, and they will drink water by measure, in horror.
• Ezekiel 12:18“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.

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