Job 21:17

How oft is the ner (light) of the resha'im put out! 1 And how oft cometh their destruction upon them 1 and He distributeth pains in His anger. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

In Context

16Lo, their tov is not in their yad; 1 the etzah (counsel, scheme) of the resha'im is far from me. 1

18They are as straw before the ruach, 1 and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 1

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Cross References

Job 18:5Yea, the ohr of the resha'im shall be put out, 1 and the flame of his eish shall not burn. 1

Psalms 32:10Many sorrows shall be to the resha'im, 1 but he that trusteth in Hashem, 1 chesed shall envelop and cover him. 1

Proverbs 13:9The ohr (light) of the tzaddik rejoiceth, 1 but the ner (lamp) of the resha'im (wicked) shall be put out. 1

Proverbs 24:20For there shall be no acharit (latter end, future) to the rah; 1 the ner (light) of the resha'im shall be put out. 1

Luke 12:46HaAdon of that eved will come on a day which he does not expect and at an hour of which he does not have da'as, and will cut him in pieces and assign him the portion of the Apikoros with the koferim (unbelievers).

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 →

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