Thematic Bible
Job 21:1 (show verse)
Then Job answered:
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Job 21:2 (show verse)
"Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you offer me.
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Job 21:3 (show verse)
Bear with me and I will speak, and after I have spoken you may mock.
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Job 21:4 (show verse)
Is my complaint against a man? If so, why should I not be impatient?
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Job 21:5 (show verse)
Look at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.
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Job 21:6 (show verse)
For, when I think about this, I am terrified and my body feels a shudder.
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Job 21:7 (show verse)
"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase 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 children are firmly established in their presence, their offspring before their eyes.
Job 21:9 (show verse)
Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
Job 21:10 (show verse)
Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.
Job 21:11 (show verse)
They allow their children to run like a flock; their little ones dance about.
Job 21:12 (show verse)
They sing to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp, and make merry to the sound of the flute.
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 live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.
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)
So they say to God, 'Turn away from us! We do not want to know your 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)
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to 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)
But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
Job 21:17 (show verse)
"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?
Job 21:18 (show verse)
How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?
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)
You may say, 'God stores up a man's punishment for his children!' Instead let him repay the man himself so 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; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.
Job 21:21 (show verse)
For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?
Job 21:22 (show verse)
Can anyone teach God knowledge, since he judges those that are on high?
Job 21:23 (show verse)
"One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,
Job 21:24 (show verse)
his body well nourished, and the marrow of his bones moist.
Job 21:25 (show verse)
And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.
Job 21:26 (show verse)
Together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover over them both.
Job 21:27 (show verse)
"Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
Job 21:28 (show verse)
For you say, 'Where now is the nobleman's house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?'
Job 21:29 (show verse)
Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts --
Job 21:30 (show verse)
that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God's wrath?
Job 21:31 (show verse)
No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.
Job 21:32 (show verse)
And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,
Job 21:33 (show verse)
The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng.
Job 21:34 (show verse)
So how can you console me with your futile words? Nothing is left of your answers but deception!"
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