Job 21:25
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
In Context
24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Job 3:20Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;
Job 9:18He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
Job 20:23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Ecclesiastes 6:2A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Ezekiel 4:16Moreover 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 with astonishment.
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 →