Job 21:8
Their seed dwelleth before them (or Their descendants, or their children, live with them); the company of their kinsmen, and of the sons of their sons, dwelleth in their sight.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
In Context
Cross References
Job 18:19Neither his seed, neither his kindred, shall be in his people, neither any remnants of them (shall be) left in his countries. (Neither his descendants, nor his kindred, shall be among his own people, nor shall any remnant of them be left in his land.)
Job 20:28The seed, or generation, of his house shall be open (or All that he hath in his house shall be destroyed); it shall be drawn down in the day of the strong vengeance of the Lord.
Proverbs 17:6The crown of eld men is the sons of sons; and the glory of sons is the fathers of them.
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 →