Job 21:25
Another dieth in bitterness of soul, And hath not tasted pleasure.
Noyes Bible
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 his bones moist with marrow.
26Alike they lie down in the dust, And the worms cover them.
Cross References
Job 3:20Why giveth He light to him that is in misery, And life to the bitter in soul,
Job 9:18Who will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness!
Job 20:23He shall, indeed, have wherewith to fill himself: God shall send upon him the fury of his anger, And rain it down upon him for his food.
Ecclesiastes 6:2a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, and nothing is wanting to him of all which he desireth, yet God giveth him not to taste thereof; but a stranger enjoyeth it. This is vanity, yea, a grievous evil.
Ezekiel 4:16And he said to me: Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight and with care, and they shall drink water by measure and in amazement;
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 →