Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Job replied: New Living Translation Then Job spoke again: English Standard Version Then Job answered and said: Berean Standard Bible Then Job answered: King James Bible But Job answered and said, New King James Version Then Job answered and said: New American Standard Bible Then Job responded, NASB 1995 Then Job answered, NASB 1977 Then Job answered, Legacy Standard Bible Then Job answered and said, Amplified Bible Then Job answered and said, Christian Standard Bible Then Job answered: Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Job answered: American Standard Version Then Job answered and said, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Job answered and said: Brenton Septuagint Translation But Job answered and said, Contemporary English Version Job said: Douay-Rheims Bible Then Job answered, and said: English Revised Version Then Job answered and said, GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Job replied [to his friends], International Standard Version In response, Job said: JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Job answered and said: Literal Standard Version And Job answers and says: Majority Standard Bible Then Job answered: New American Bible Then Job answered and said: NET Bible Then Job answered: New Revised Standard Version Then Job answered: New Heart English Bible Then Job answered, Webster's Bible Translation But Job answered and said, World English Bible Then Job answered, Young's Literal Translation And Job answereth and saith: -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: God will Punish the Wicked1Then Job answered: 2“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.… Cross References Job 20:29 This is the wicked man's portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him." Job 21:2 "Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me. Treasury of Scripture But Job answered and said, Jump to Previous JobJump to Next JobJob 21 1. Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved7. Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God 16. Sometimes their destruction is manifest 21. The happy and unhappy are alike in death 27. The judgment of the wicked is in another world XXI. (1) But Job answered.--Having, in Job 19, declared his belief in a retribution to come, Job now proceeds to traverse more directly Zophar's last contention, and to show that even in this life there is not the retribution which he maintained there was. Verses 1-34. - Job answers Zophar, as he had answered Bildad, in a single not very lengthy chapter. After a few caustic introductory remarks (vers. 2-4), he takes up the challenge which Zophar had thrown out, respecting the certain punishment, in this life, of the wicked (Job 20:4-29), and maintains, "in language of unparalleled boldness" (Cook), the converse of the proposition. The wicked, he says, live, grow old, attain to great power, have a numerous and flourishing offspring, prosper, grow rich, spend their time in feasting and jollity - nay, openly renounce God and decline to pray to him - yet suffer no harm, and when they die, go down to the grave without suffering, "in a moment" (vers. 5-15). To the suggestion that from time to time they are cut off suddenly in a signal way, he answers, "How often is this?" or rather, "How seldom!" (vers. 17, 18). To the further suggestion that they are punished in their children he replies, "How much better if they were punished in their own persons!" (vers. 19-21). As it is, he argues, one event happens to all (vers. 23-26). In conclusion, he observes that common opinion supports his view (vers. 29-33), and denounces as futile the attempts of his comforters to convince him, since his views and theirs respecting the facts of God's government are diametrically opposed to each other (ver. 34). Verses 1, 2. - But Job answered and said, Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. As ye have no other consolation to offer me, at least attend diligently to what I say. That will be some comfort to me, and I will accept it in lieu of the consolations which I might have looked for at your hands.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch answered: וַיַּ֥עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Links Job 21:1 NIVJob 21:1 NLT Job 21:1 ESV Job 21:1 NASB Job 21:1 KJV Job 21:1 BibleApps.com Job 21:1 Biblia Paralela Job 21:1 Chinese Bible Job 21:1 French Bible Job 21:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 21:1 Then Job answered (Jb) |