Job 21:24
22 Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
23 One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.
His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.
25 Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
26 But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.
- KJV
- His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
- WEB
- His pails are full of milk. The marrow of his bones is moistened.
- ASV
- His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.
- DARBY
- His sides are full of fat, and the marrow of his bones is moistened;
- BLB
- his pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moist.
- ÅB
- hans kar var fulle av melk, og margen i hans ben var saftfull.
- OTB
- hans kropp godt næret,
ben rik på marg. - B1930
- hans kar var fulle av melk, og margen i hans ben var saftfull.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 3:8
This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
Read in contextPsalms 17:10
They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
Read in contextJob 15:27
Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
Read in context