Job 21:9
Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
In Context
8Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes.
10Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
Cross References
Job 9:34Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Matthew Henry on Job 21:8-17
Prosperity of the Wicked; Abuse of Earthly Prosperity. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at… Read the whole commentary →