Job 21:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 21:5

3 Bear with me that I may speak,
And after I have spoken, keep ^amocking.

4 “As for me, is my complaint against man?
And if it were, why should I not be impatient?

5 Look at me and be astonished;
^aPut your hand over your mouth.

6 Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.

7 ^aWhy do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?

8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.

9 Their houses are safe from fear,
^aNeither is¹ the rod of God upon them.

10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves ^awithout miscarriage.

11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.

12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.

13 They ^aspend their days in wealth,
And¹ in a moment go down to the grave.

14 ^aYet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

15 ^aWho is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And ^bwhat profit do we have if we pray to Him?’

16 Indeed¹ their prosperity is not in their hand;
^aThe counsel of the wicked is far from me.

17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God ^adistributes in His anger?

Verse Comparison: Job 21:5

American Standard Version
Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

Amplified® Bible
Look at me and be astonished (appalled); and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Contemporary English Version
Just looking at me is enough to make you sick,

Darby English Version
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.

Good News Bible
Look at me. Isn't that enough to make you stare in shocked silence?

King James Version
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

New American Standard Bible
"Look at me, and be astonished, And put {your} hand over {your} mouth.

New International Version
Look at me and be astonished;
clap your hand over your mouth.

New King James Version
Look at me and be astonished;
Put your hand over your mouth.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Look at me, and feel astonishment, And put your hand over your mouth.

Revised Standard Version
Look at me, and be appalled, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

New English Translation
Look¹ at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.²