Job 21:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 21:22

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 “Can^a 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.

26 They ^alie down alike in the dust,
And worms cover them.

27 “Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.

28 For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is¹ the tent,
The dwelling place of the wicked?’

29 Have you not asked those who travel the road?
And do you not know their signs?

30 ^aFor the wicked are reserved for the day of doom;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.

31 Who condemns his way to his face?
And who repays him for what he has done?

32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
And a vigil kept over the tomb.

33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him;
^aEveryone shall follow him,
As countless have gone before him.

34 How then can you comfort me with empty words,
Since¹ falsehood remains in your answers?”

Verse Comparison: Job 21:22

American Standard Version
Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are high?

Amplified® Bible
Shall any teach God knowledge, seeing that He judges those who are on high?

Contemporary English Version
Who can tell God what to do? He judges powerful rulers.

Darby English Version
Can any teach ùGod knowledge? And he it is that judgeth those that are high.

Good News Bible
Can anyone teach God, who judges even those in high places?

King James Version
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

New American Standard Bible
"Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He judges those on high?

New International Version
"Can anyone teach knowledge to God,
since he judges even the highest?

New King James Version
“Can anyone teach God knowledge,
Since He judges those on high?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He judges those on high?

Revised Standard Version
Will any teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those that are on high?

Young's Literal Translation
To God doth `one' teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

New English Translation
Can anyone teach¹ God knowledge, since² he judges those that are on high?³