Job 21:21
21:20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
KJV
For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
For what pleasure has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the middle?
What does Job 21:21 mean?
Job 21:21 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵפֶץ (chêphets), בַּיִת (bayith), אַחַר (ʼachar). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
Job 8:2How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Job 11:2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? full: Heb. of lips
Job 11:3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? lies: or, devices
Job 13:2What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
Hosea 12:1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
James 3:13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 21:21.
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Genesis 34:30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Numbers 1:18And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
Numbers 3:22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Numbers 3:28In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
Numbers 3:34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
Numbers 3:40And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
Frequently asked questions
What does Job 21:21 say?
Job 21:21 (King James Version) reads: "For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?"
Is Job 21:21 in the Old or New Testament?
Job 21:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.
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