Job 21:9
Their batim (houses) are shalom from pachad; 1 neither is the shevet Eloah upon them. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
In Context
8Their zera is established in their sight with them, 1 and their offspring before their eyes. 1
10Their shor (bull) breeds, and faileth not; 1 their cow calveth, and doth not miscarry her calf. 1
Cross References
Job 9:34Let Him take His shevet (rod) away from me, 1 and let not His fear terrify me. 1
Job 18:11Ballahot (terrors, terrible thoughts) shall make him afraid on every side, 1 and shall dog him behind his feet. 1
Psalms 73:19How are they brought into desolation, as in a rega (moment)! 1 They are utterly consumed with balahot (terrors). 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 →