Job 21:7
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
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
Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.
Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?
Cross References
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
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