Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Have you never questioned those who travel? Have you paid no regard to their accounts— New Living Translation But ask those who have been around, and they will tell you the truth. English Standard Version Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony Berean Standard Bible Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports? King James Bible Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, New King James Version Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs? New American Standard Bible “Have you not asked travelers, And do you not examine their evidence? NASB 1995 “Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness? NASB 1977 “Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness? Legacy Standard Bible Have you not asked those who pass by along the way, And do you not recognize their witness? Amplified Bible “Have you not asked those who travel this way, And do you not recognize their witness? Christian Standard Bible Have you never consulted those who travel the roads? Don’t you accept their reports? Holman Christian Standard Bible Have you never consulted those who travel the roads? Don’t you accept their reports? American Standard Version Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences, Contemporary English Version Everyone, near and far, agrees English Revised Version Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens? GOD'S WORD® Translation Haven't you asked travelers? But you didn't pay attention to their directions. Good News Translation Haven't you talked with people who travel? Don't you know the reports they bring back? International Standard Version Haven't you asked travelers on the highway? Don't you accept their word Majority Standard Bible Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports? NET Bible Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts-- New Heart English Bible Haven't you asked wayfaring men? Do you not know their evidences, Webster's Bible Translation Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, World English Bible Haven’t you asked wayfaring men? Don’t you know their evidences, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHave you not asked those passing by the way? And do you not know their signs? Young's Literal Translation Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know? Smith's Literal Translation Did ye not ask them passing over the way? and shall ye not know their signs? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAsk any one of them that go by the way, and you shall perceive that he knoweth these same things. Catholic Public Domain Version Ask any passerby whom you wish, and you will realize that he understands these same things: New American Bible Have you not asked the wayfarers and do you not acknowledge the witness they give? New Revised Standard Version Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHave you not asked those who pass by the way? And do you not recognize their tokens? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated For have you not asked passersby of the road, and have you not perceived their signs? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Have ye not asked them that go by the way; And will ye misdeem their tokens, Brenton Septuagint Translation Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: God will Punish the Wicked…28For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’ 29Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports? 30Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.… Cross References Psalm 37:35-36 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. Jeremiah 12:1-2 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Psalm 73:3-12 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ... Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile. Habakkuk 1:13 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” Luke 16:19-31 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ... Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Psalm 49:16-17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. Ecclesiastes 7:15 In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness. Jeremiah 5:28 They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. Psalm 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. Romans 9:22 What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? 1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. Treasury of Scripture Have you not asked them that go by the way? and do you not know their tokens, go by Psalm 129:8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. Jump to Previous Accept Accounts Evidences Experience Misdeem Note Paid Question Questioned Recognize Regard Roads Signs Testimony Tokens Travel Travellers Way Wayfarers Wayfaring WitnessJump to Next Accept Accounts Evidences Experience Misdeem Note Paid Question Questioned Recognize Regard Roads Signs Testimony Tokens Travel Travellers Way Wayfarers Wayfaring WitnessJob 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 Have you never asked This phrase suggests an invitation to seek wisdom and understanding from others. In the Hebrew context, the act of asking is often associated with seeking deeper knowledge or insight. The Hebrew root word for "asked" is "שָׁאַל" (sha'al), which implies a deliberate inquiry or request for information. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, asking questions was a fundamental way to gain wisdom, especially from those with experience. Job is challenging his friends to broaden their perspective by consulting those who have seen more of the world. those who travel the roads Do you not accept their reports Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Have you neverהֲלֹ֣א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no asked שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם (’el·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand those who travel ע֣וֹבְרֵי (‘ō·wḇ·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on the roads? דָ֑רֶךְ (ḏā·reḵ) Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Do you not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no accept תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ (ṯə·nak·kê·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize their reports? וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם (wə·’ō·ṯō·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence Links Job 21:29 NIVJob 21:29 NLT Job 21:29 ESV Job 21:29 NASB Job 21:29 KJV Job 21:29 BibleApps.com Job 21:29 Biblia Paralela Job 21:29 Chinese Bible Job 21:29 French Bible Job 21:29 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 21:29 Haven't you asked wayfaring men? 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