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Book of Job, Chapter 21

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Job 21 NASB - New American Standard BibleJob 21 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 21 of Job—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Then Job [a]answered,
  2. ¶ “Listen carefully to my speech,
    And let this be your way of consolation.
  3. “Bear with me that I may speak;
    Then after I have spoken, you may 1mock.
  4. “As for me, is 2my complaint [b]to man?
    And 3why should [c]I not be impatient?
  5. “Look at me, and be astonished,
    And 4put your hand over your mouth.
  6. “Even when I remember, I am disturbed,
    And 5horror takes hold of my flesh.
  7. “Why 6do the wicked still live,
    Continue on, also become very 7powerful?
  8. “Their [d]8descendants are established with them in their sight,
    And their offspring before their eyes,
  9. Their houses 9are safe from fear,
    And the rod of God is not on them.
  10. “His ox mates [e]without fail;
    His cow calves and does not abort.
  11. “They send forth their little ones like the flock,
    And their children skip about.
  12. “They [f]sing to the timbrel and harp
    And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
  13. “They 10spend their days in prosperity,
    And [g]suddenly they go down to [h]Sheol.
  14. “They say to God, ‘11Depart from us!
    We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
  15. ‘[i]Who is [j]the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
    And 12what would we gain if we entreat Him?’
  16. “Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
    The 13counsel of the wicked is far from me.
  17. ¶ “How often is 14the lamp of the wicked put out,
    Or does their 15calamity fall on them?
    Does [k]God apportion destruction in His anger?
  18. “Are they as 16straw before the wind,
    And like 17chaff which the storm carries away?
  19. “You say, ‘18God stores away [l]a man’s iniquity for his sons.’
    Let [m]God repay him so that he may know it.
  20. “Let his 19own eyes see his decay,
    And let him 20drink of the wrath of [n]the Almighty.
  21. “For what does he care for his household [o]after him,
    When the number of his months is cut off?
  22. “Can anyone 21teach God knowledge,
    In that He 22judges those on high?
  23. “One 23dies in his full strength,
    Being wholly at ease and [p]satisfied;
  24. His [q]sides are filled out with fat,
    And the 24marrow of his bones is moist,
  25. While another dies with a bitter soul,
    Never even [r]tasting anything good.
  26. “Together they 25lie down in the dust,
    And 26worms cover them.
  27. ¶ “Behold, I know your thoughts,
    And the plans by which you would wrong me.
  28. “For you say, ‘Where is the house of 27the nobleman,
    And where is the 28tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’
  29. “Have you not asked wayfaring men,
    And do you not recognize their [s]witness?
  30. “For the 29wicked is reserved for the day of calamity;
    They will be led forth at 30the day of fury.
  31. “Who will [t]confront him with his actions,
    And who will repay him for what he has done?
  32. “While he is carried to the grave,
    Men will keep watch over his tomb.
  33. “The 31clods of the valley will [u]gently cover him;
    Moreover, 32all men will [v]follow after him,
    While countless ones go before him.
  34. “How then will you vainly 33comfort me,
    For your answers remain full of [w]falsehood?”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit answered and said
  2. ^ Or against
  3. ^ Lit my spirit
  4. ^ Lit seed
  5. ^ Lit and does not fail
  6. ^ Lit lifted up the voice
  7. ^ So with most versions; M.T. are shattered by Sheol
  8. ^ I.e. the nether world
  9. ^ Lit What
  10. ^ Heb Shaddai
  11. ^ Lit He
  12. ^ Lit his
  13. ^ Lit Him
  14. ^ Heb Shaddai
  15. ^ I.e. after he dies
  16. ^ Or quiet
  17. ^ So with Syr; Heb uncertain. Some render as, his pails are full of milk
  18. ^ Lit eating
  19. ^ Lit signs
  20. ^ Lit declare his way to his face
  21. ^ Lit be sweet to him
  22. ^ Lit draw
  23. ^ Or faithlessness

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jb 11:3; 17:2
  2. ^ Jb 7:11
  3. ^ Jb 6:11
  4. ^ Jg 18:19; Jb 13:5; 29:9; 40:4
  5. ^ Ps 55:5
  6. ^ Jb 9:24; Ps 73:3; Je 12:1; Hab 1:13
  7. ^ Jb 12:19
  8. ^ Ps 17:14
  9. ^ Jb 12:6
  10. ^ Jb 21:23; 36:11
  11. ^ Jb 22:17
  12. ^ Jb 22:17; 34:9
  13. ^ Jb 22:18
  14. ^ Jb 18:5, 6
  15. ^ Jb 31:2, 3
  16. ^ Jb 13:25; Ps 83:13
  17. ^ Ps 1:4; 35:5; Is 17:13; Ho 13:3
  18. ^ Ex 20:5; Je 31:29; Eze 18:2
  19. ^ Nu 14:28-32; Je 31:30; Eze 18:4
  20. ^ Ps 60:3; Is 51:17; Je 25:15; Re 14:10
  21. ^ Jb 35:11; 36:22; Is 40:14; Ro 11:34
  22. ^ Jb 4:18; 15:15; Ps 82:1
  23. ^ Jb 20:11; 21:13
  24. ^ Pr 3:8
  25. ^ Jb 3:13; 20:11; Ec 9:2
  26. ^ Jb 24:20; Is 14:11
  27. ^ Jb 1:3; 31:37
  28. ^ Jb 8:22; 18:21
  29. ^ Jb 20:29; Pr 16:4; 2Pe 2:9
  30. ^ Jb 21:17, 20; 40:11
  31. ^ Jb 3:22; 17:16
  32. ^ Jb 3:19; 24:24
  33. ^ Jb 16:2

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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