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Job 21:21
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19 They say, ‘God1 lays up one’s iniquity afor his children’;
Let Him recompense him, that he may know it. 
20 Let his eyes see his destruction,
And alet him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 
21 For what does he care about his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut in half?
22 “Cana anyone teach God knowledge,
Since He judges those on high? 
23 One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and secure;
24 His1 pails are full of milk,
And the marrow of his bones is moist. 
25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Job 21:21

The argument of the friends, in proof of 0:0-1:1—("after him," Ecclesiastes 3:22).

when the number, etc.—Or, rather, "What hath he to do with his children?" etc. (so the Hebrew in Ecclesiastes 3:1; Ecclesiastes 8:6). It is therefore necessary that "his eyes should see his and their destruction" (see Job 14:21).

cut off—rather, when the number of his allotted months is fulfilled (Job 14:5). From an Arabic word, "arrow," which was used to draw lots with. Hence "arrow"—inevitable destiny [UMBREIT].




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 21:21:

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