Job 21:25
And another dies in bitterness of soul, 1 Not eating any good thing. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
In Context
24And his innards are full of fat, 1 And his marrow is diffused throughout him. 1
26But they lie down in the earth together, 1 And corruption covers them. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8And Hushai said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear in the field, and as a wild boar in the plain: and thy father is a man of war, and will not give the people rest.
Job 3:20For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, 1 And life to the souls which are in griefs? 1
Job 9:18For he suffers me not to take breath, 1 But he has filled me with bitterness. 1
Job 20:23If by any means he would fill his belly, 1 Let God send upon him the fury of wrath; 1 Let him bring a torrent of pains upon him. 1
Ecclesiastes 6:2A man to whom God shall give 1 Wealth, and substance, and honor, 1 And he wants nothing for his soul 1 Of all things that he shall desire, 1 Yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, 1 For a stranger shall devour it: 1 This is vanity, and an evil infirmity. 1
Ezekiel 4:16And he said to me, Son of man, behold, I break the support of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight and in want; and shall drink water by measure, and in a state of ruin:
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 →