Parallel Verses
Amplified
“For what pleasure does he have in his house and family after he is dead,
When the number of his months [of life] is cut off?
New American Standard Bible
When the number of his months is cut off?
King James Version
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Holman Bible
when the number of his months has run out?
International Standard Version
What will they care for their household after them, when the number of his months comes to an end?"
A Conservative Version
For what does he care for his house after him when the number of his months is cut off?
American Standard Version
For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off?
Bible in Basic English
For what interest has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is ended?
Darby Translation
For what pleasure should he have in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
Julia Smith Translation
For what his delight in his house after him, and the number of? his months were divided out?
King James 2000
For what pleasure has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Lexham Expanded Bible
for what {does he care for} his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
Modern King James verseion
For what is his pleasure in his house after him, and the number of his months is cut off?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For what careth he, what become of his household after his death, when the number of his months is cut short?
NET Bible
For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?
New Heart English Bible
For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
The Emphasized Bible
For what shall be his pleasure in his house after him, when, the number of his months, is cut in twain?
Webster
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
World English Bible
For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
Youngs Literal Translation
For what is his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 21:21
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Context Readings
Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar
20
“Let his own eyes see his destruction,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
“For what pleasure does he have in his house and family after he is dead,
When the number of his months [of life] is cut off?
“Can anyone teach God knowledge,
Seeing that He judges those on high?
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Cross References
Job 14:5
“Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You [in Your control],
And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].
Job 14:21
“His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it;
They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it.
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;
Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.
But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.
Psalm 102:24
I said, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days;
Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-19
So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.
Luke 16:27-28