Thematic Bible
Job 21:1 (show verse)
Then Job answered, and said,
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Job 21:2 (show verse)
Hear diligently my speech, And let this be your consolations.
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Job 21:3 (show verse)
Allow me, and I also will speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.
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Job 21:4 (show verse)
As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
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Job 21:5 (show verse)
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
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Job 21:6 (show verse)
Even when I remember, I am troubled, and horror takes hold on my flesh.
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Job 21:7 (show verse)
Why do the wicked live, become old, yea, grow mighty in power?
Apparent injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Desires » Who does not desire God
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Their power
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their power
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Desires » Who does not desire God
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Their power
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their power
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 21:8 (show verse)
Their seed is established with them in their sight, and their offspring before their eyes.
Job 21:9 (show verse)
Their houses are safe from fear, nor is the rod of God upon them.
Job 21:10 (show verse)
Their bull breeds, and does not fail. Their cow brings forth safely, and does not miscarry.
Job 21:11 (show verse)
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
Job 21:12 (show verse)
They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are transitory
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Are transitory
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Organs
Desires » Who does not desire God
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Vain pleasure
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Vain pleasure
Harp » Used in festivities
Music » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Music » Names of » Organs
Music » Instruments of » Organ
Music » Instruments of » Organ, probably composed of pipes furnishing a number of notes
Musical instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Musical instruments » Names of » Organs
Sin » Pleasures of
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Timbrel » Used in dances
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Are transitory
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Organs
Desires » Who does not desire God
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Vain pleasure
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Vain pleasure
Harp » Used in festivities
Music » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Music » Names of » Organs
Music » Instruments of » Organ
Music » Instruments of » Organ, probably composed of pipes furnishing a number of notes
Musical instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Musical instruments » Names of » Organs
Sin » Pleasures of
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Timbrel » Used in dances
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 21:13 (show verse)
They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment they go down to Sheol.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are transitory
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Are transitory
Death of the The Wicked » Frequently sudden and unexpected
Desires » Who does not desire God
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Their wealth
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their wealth
Riches » The wicked » Often spend their days in
Sin » Pleasures of
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Are transitory
Death of the The Wicked » Frequently sudden and unexpected
Desires » Who does not desire God
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Their wealth
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their wealth
Riches » The wicked » Often spend their days in
Sin » Pleasures of
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 21:14 (show verse)
And they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Rejection of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
Desires » Who does not desire God
Ignorance » Of God's word » Wilful
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
Desires » Who does not desire God
Ignorance » Of God's word » Wilful
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 21:15 (show verse)
What is the Almighty that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray to him?
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Rejection of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
Character » Of the wicked » Prayerless
Character of the wicked » Prayerless
Desires » Who does not desire God
Prayer » Unbelief in
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Vanity » The wicked » Count God's service as
Vanity » Evil people » Regard God's service as
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
Character » Of the wicked » Prayerless
Character of the wicked » Prayerless
Desires » Who does not desire God
Prayer » Unbelief in
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Vanity » The wicked » Count God's service as
Vanity » Evil people » Regard God's service as
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 21:16 (show verse)
Lo, [is] their prosperity not in their hand. (The counsel of the wicked is far from me.)
Job 21:17 (show verse)
How often is it that the lamp of the profane is put out, that their calamity comes upon them, that [God] distributes sorrows in his anger,
Job 21:18 (show verse)
that they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carries away?
Chaff » Figurative
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wicked people » Compared with » Chaff
Wicked people » Compared with » Stubble
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Stubble
Wind » Violent » storm
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wicked people » Compared with » Chaff
Wicked people » Compared with » Stubble
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Stubble
Wind » Violent » storm
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
Job 21:19 (show verse)
[Ye say], God lays up his iniquity for his sons. Let him recompense it to himself that he may know it.
Children » Involved in guilt of parents
Home » Parental indulgence » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Parents » Prayers » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Parent's sins » Visited upon children » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Sin » Of youth, results of » Parents', visited upon the children
Sins » Of parents secret » Of youth
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Home » Parental indulgence » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Parents » Prayers » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Parent's sins » Visited upon children » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Sin » Of youth, results of » Parents', visited upon the children
Sins » Of parents secret » Of youth
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 21:20 (show verse)
Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Job 21:21 (show verse)
For what does he care for his house after him when the number of his months is cut off?
Job 21:22 (show verse)
Shall any teach God knowledge, seeing he judges those who are high?
Job 21:23 (show verse)
One man dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
Job 21:24 (show verse)
His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.
Job 21:25 (show verse)
And another man dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good.
Job 21:26 (show verse)
They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covers them.
Job 21:27 (show verse)
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices with which ye would wrong me.
Job 21:28 (show verse)
For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent in which the wicked dwelt?
Job 21:29 (show verse)
Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,
Job 21:30 (show verse)
that the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
Job 21:31 (show verse)
Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he has done?
Job 21:32 (show verse)
Yet he shall be borne to the grave, and men shall keep watch over the tomb.
Job 21:33 (show verse)
The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him. And all men shall draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
Job 21:34 (show verse)
How then ye comfort me in vain, seeing in your answers there remains falsehood?
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