Job 21:17
Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, 1 And destruction shall come upon them, 1 And pangs of vengeance shall seize them. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
16For their good things were in their hands, 1 But he regards not the works of the ungodly. 1
18And they shall be as chaff before the wind, 1 Or as dust which the storm has taken up. 1
Cross References
Job 18:5But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, 1 And their flame shall not go up. 1
Psalms 32:10The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; 1 He brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, 1 And brings to nought the counsels of princes. 1
Proverbs 13:9a Crafty souls go astray in sins: 1 But just men pity, and are merciful. 1
Proverbs 24:20For the evil man shall have no posterity: 1 And the light of the wicked shall be put out. 1
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 →