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Themes in Job 21

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Themes in Job 21

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Job 21:1 (show verse)

Then Job answered:

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Job 21:2 (show verse)

Pay close attention to my words;
let this be the consolation you offer.

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Job 21:3 (show verse)

Bear with me while I speak;
then after I have spoken, you may continue mocking.

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Job 21:4 (show verse)

As for me, is my complaint against a man?
Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?

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Job 21:5 (show verse)

Look at me and shudder;
put your hand over your mouth.

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Job 21:6 (show verse)

When I think about it, I am terrified
and my body trembles in horror.

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Job 21:7 (show verse)

Why do the wicked continue to live,
growing old and becoming powerful?

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

Job 21:8 (show verse)

Their children are established while they are still alive,
and their descendants, before their eyes.

Desires » Who does not desire God
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:9 (show verse)

Their homes are secure and free of fear;
no rod from God strikes them.

Desires » Who does not desire God
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:10 (show verse)

Their bulls breed without fail;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.

Calves » The young of the herd
Desires » Who does not desire God
Oxen » Includes the » Bull
Oxen » Includes the » Cow
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:11 (show verse)

They let their little ones run around like lambs;
their children skip about,

Amusements » Of children
Children » Amusements of
Dancing » Worldly
Desires » Who does not desire God
Harp » Used in festivities
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:12 (show verse)

singing to the tambourine and lyre
and rejoicing at 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

Job 21:13 (show verse)

They spend their days in prosperity
and go down to Sheol 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

Job 21:14 (show verse)

Yet they say to God: “Leave us alone!
We don’t 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

Job 21:15 (show verse)

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
and what will we gain by pleading with 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

Job 21:16 (show verse)

But their prosperity is not of their own doing.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:17 (show verse)

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
Does disaster come on them?
Does He apportion destruction in His anger?

Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are often judicially sent
Anger of God » Manifested in judgments and afflictions
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
Sin » Punishment of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:18 (show verse)

Are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff a storm sweeps 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

Job 21:19 (show verse)

God reserves a person’s punishment for his children.
Let God repay the person 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

Job 21:20 (show verse)

Let his own eyes see his demise;
let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath!

Cup » Cup of wrath, the wicked drink of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wrath » Cup of

Job 21:21 (show verse)

For what does he care about his family once he is dead,
when the number of his months has run out?

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:22 (show verse)

Can anyone teach God knowledge,
since He judges the exalted ones?

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Underived

Job 21:23 (show verse)

One person dies in excellent health,
completely secure and at ease.

death » Everyone dying alike
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:24 (show verse)

His body is well fed,
and his bones are full of marrow.

death » Everyone dying alike
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:25 (show verse)

Yet another person dies with a bitter soul,
having never tasted prosperity.

death » Everyone dying alike
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:26 (show verse)

But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.

Corruption » Physical decomposition » After death
death » Everyone dying alike
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:27 (show verse)

I know your thoughts very well,
the schemes you would wrong me with.

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:28 (show verse)

For you say, “Where now is the nobleman’s house?”
and “Where are the tents the wicked lived in?”

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:29 (show verse)

Have you never consulted those who travel the roads?
Don’t you accept their reports?

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:30 (show verse)

Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of disaster,
rescued from the day of wrath.

Days » A time of judgment called a day of » Destruction
Fall of man » Punishment consequent upon » eternal Death
Judgment » Called the » Day of destruction
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:31 (show verse)

Who would denounce his behavior to his face?
Who would repay him for what he has done?

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:32 (show verse)

He is carried to the grave,
and someone keeps watch over his tomb.

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:33 (show verse)

The dirt on his grave is sweet to him.
Everyone follows behind him,
and those who go before him are without number.

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 21:34 (show verse)

So how can you offer me such futile comfort?
Your answers are deceptive.

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