Job 21:9
7 Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
8 Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes.
Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
10 Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
- KJV
- Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
- WEB
- Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
- ASV
- Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
- DARBY
- Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
- BLB
- Their houses [are] safe from dread, and the rod of God is not upon them.
- ÅB
- Deres hus er sikre mot redsler, og Guds ris kommer ikke over dem.
- OTB
- Deres hjem er trygge og fri for frykt;
Guds ris er ikke over dem. - B1930
- Deres hus er sikre mot redsler, og Guds ris kommer ikke over dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 73:5
They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
Read in contextJob 9:34
Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
Read in contextJob 18:11
Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Read in contextPsalms 73:19
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Read in contextIsaiah 57:19–21
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
Read in contextJob 15:21
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
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