Job 21:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"How oftenכַּמָּ֤ה
(kam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is the lampנֵר־
(ner-)
5216: a lampfrom an unused word
of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
putיִדְעָ֗ךְ
(yid·'ach)
1846: to go out, be extinguisheda prim. root
out, Or does their calamityאֵידָ֑ם
(ei·dam;)
343: distress, calamityfrom the same as odoth
fallוְיָבֹ֣א
(ve·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
on them? Does God apportionיְחַלֵּ֥ק
(ye·chal·lek)
2505a: to divide, sharea prim. root
destructionחֲ֝בָלִ֗ים
(cha·va·lim)
2256b: a pain, pangfrom chabal
in His anger?בְּאַפֹּֽו׃
(be·'ap·pov.)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph


















KJV Lexicon
How oft is the candle
niyr  (neer)
properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light -- candle, lamp, light.
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
put out
da`ak  (daw-ak')
to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up -- be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.
and how oft cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
their destruction
'eyd  (ade)
oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin -- calamity, destruction.
upon them God distributeth
chalaq  (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
sorrows
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
in his anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?

King James Bible
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come on them? Does He apportion destruction in His anger?

International Standard Version
"How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction?

NET Bible
"How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"How often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does disaster happen to them? How often does an angry God give them pain?

King James 2000 Bible
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out! and how often comes their destruction upon them! God distributes sorrows in his anger.
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