Job 21:25
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath not tasted good:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
In Context
24His sides are full of fat, and the marrow of his bones is moistened;
26Together they lie down in the dust, and the worms cover them.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8And Hushai said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are of exasperated spirit, 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 3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,
Job 9:18He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
Job 20:23It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.
Ecclesiastes 6:2one to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, and 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 a sore evil.
Ezekiel 4:16And he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
Matthew Henry on Job 21:18-27
Certain Punishments of the Wicked; Divine Sovereignty. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,… Read the whole commentary →