Job 21:17
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 21 connects to 10 cross-references. Job challenges his friends to listen carefully before mocking him. He observes the empirical reality that the wicked do prosper: they live long, multiply, and die in peace without experiencing the judgment his friends claim is inevitable. This chapter represents …
Other Translations
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? ThatGod distributeth sorrows in his anger?
How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.
How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
Cross References
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.
For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.