Job 21:25
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Job 21:25 in other translations
| BSB | Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity. |
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| WEB | Another dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good. |
| ASV | And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good. |
| YLT | And this one dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness. |
| DARBY | And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath not tasted good: |
| BBE | And another comes to his end with a bitter soul, without ever tasting good. |
| Webster | And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. |
What does Job 21:25 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 21:17-26
Job had described the prosperity of wicked people; in these verses he opposes this to what his friends had maintained about their certain ruin in this life. He reconciles this to the holiness and justice of God. Even while they prosper thus, they are light and worthless, of no account with God, or with wise men. In the height of their pomp and power, there is but a step between them and ruin. Job refers the…
Job 21:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 21:25
- Ezekiel 4:16-17
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
- Job 7:11
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 20:23
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
- 1 Kings 17:12
And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
- 2 Samuel 17:8
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
- Job 9:18
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
- Job 3:20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
- Job 10:1
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- Isaiah 38:15-17
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
- Proverbs 14:10
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
- Ezekiel 12:18
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
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Context
- Job 21:24
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
- Job 21:25
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
- Job 21:26
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Job 21:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y estotro morirá en amargura de ánimo, y no habiendo comido jamás con gusto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’autre meurt dans l’amertume de son âme et n’a jamais goûté le bonheur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und jener stirbt mit bitterer Seele und hat des Guten nicht genossen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | alius vero moritur in amaritudine animæ absque ullis opibus: |