Job 21:25
Another dies after a miserable life without ever experiencing happiness.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
In Context
24Their body is fat from eating well; their bones still strong.
26Yet they are both buried in the same dust; they are treated alike in death, eaten by maggots.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8“You know what your father and his men are like. They're great fighters, and now they're as furious as a she-bear robbed of her cubs. In any case, your father is experienced in military tactics, and he won't spend the night with his men.
Job 3:20Why does God give life to those who are suffering, living bitterly miserable lives,
Job 9:18He doesn't give me a chance even to catch my breath; instead he fills my life with bitter suffering.
Job 20:23While they are busy filling their bellies, God's hostility will burn against them, raining down on them.
Ecclesiastes 6:2God gives wealth, possessions, and honor to someone. They have everything they want. But God doesn't let them enjoy what they have. Instead somebody else does! This is hard to fathom, and is truly evil.
Ezekiel 4:16Then he went on, “Son of man, watch! I am going to put a stop to Jerusalem's food supply. Worried sick, they will eat bread rationed by weight. Despairing at what's happening, they will drink water measured in small amounts.
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 →