Job 21 · Verse 11

Job 21:11

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
Job 21:11, King James Version

Job 21:11 in other translations

BSBThey send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
WEBThey send out their little ones like a flock. Their children dance.
ASVThey send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
YLTThey send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,
DARBYThey send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
BBEThey send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance,
WebsterThey send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

What does Job 21:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. send forth--namely, out of doors, to their happy sports under the skies, like a joyful flock sent to the pastures. little ones--like lambkins. children--somewhat older than the former. dance--not formal dances; but skip, like lambs, in joyous and healthful play.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 They send forth their little ones - It is not very clear whether this refers to the young of the flocks or to their children. The first clause may mean the former, the next clause the latter; while the young of their cattle are in flocks, their numerous children are healthy and vigorous, and dance for joy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 21:7-16

Job says, Remarkable judgments are sometimes brought upon notorious sinners, but not always. Wherefore is it so? This is the day of God's patience; and, in some way or other, he makes use of the prosperity of the wicked to serve his own counsels, while it ripens them for ruin; but the chief reason is, because he will make it appear there is another world. These prospering sinners make light of God and religion, as…

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Job 21:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.Chuthey send forthH7971
כַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonlike <the> flockH6629
עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.Hemyoung boys theirH5759
וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.Hemand children theirH3206
יְרַקֵּדֽוּן\׃ye.ra.ke.Dunthey leap about !H7540

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 21:11

  • Psalms 127:3-5

    Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

  • Psalms 107:41

    Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 107:41; 127:3-5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 21:10

    Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

  • Job 21:11

    They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

  • Job 21:12

    They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

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Job 21:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Salen sus chiquitos como manada, y sus hijos andan saltando.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils font sortir leurs jeunes enfants comme un troupeau, et leurs enfants s’ébattent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ihre Buben schicken sie aus gleich einer Herde, und ihre Knaben hüpfen umher.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Egrediuntur quasi greges parvuli eorum, et infantes eorum exultant lusibus.