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Job 21:29
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Have you never consulted those who travel the roads?Don’t you accept their reports?
Haven't you asked wayfaring men? Don't you know their evidences,
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony
Have you never asked those who travel? Have you never listened to their stories?
Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts—
"Have you not asked those who travel this way, And do you not recognize their witness?
"Have you not asked travelers, And do you not examine their evidence?
Haven't you asked wayfaring men? Don't you know their evidences,
May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes.
Have you not asked those who pass by along the way,And do you not recognize their witness?
Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?
Haven't you ever questioned travelers? Don't you accept their testimony
Have ye not asked the wayfarers? and do ye not regard their tokens:
"Surely you have talked with travelers. Surely you will accept their stories.
Have you not asked those who pass by the way? And do you not recognize their tokens?
Haven't you talked with people who travel? Don't you know the reports they bring back?
Do you not ask those traveling the roads, and do you not take notice of their accounts?
Did you not ask those who pass along the highway; and do you not know their signs?
Axe eny man that goeth by the waye, and (yf ye will not regarde their tokens & dedes) he shal tell you,
Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,
Have you not put the question to the travellers, and do you not take note of their experience?
Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,
Haue ye not asked them that goe by the way? and doe ye not know their tokens?
Haue ye not asked them that go by the way? Doubtlesse ye cannot denie their tokens,
Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens?
Axe ye ech of `the weie goeris; and ye schulen knowe, that he vndurstondith these same thingis,
Have you not asked wayfaring men? And do you not know their evidences,
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs?
But ask those who have been around, and they will tell you the truth.
Have you not asked those who travel this way? Do you listen to what they say?
Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony,
Have ye not asked the passers-by in the way? And, their signs, can ye not recognise?
Ask any one of them that go by the way, and you shall perceive that he knoweth these same things.
Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony
Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?
"Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
go by: Psalms 129:8
Reciprocal: Job 12:7 - But ask
Cross-References
Esau asked Jacob, "What did you mean by these herds I met along the road?" "Master," Jacob answered, "I sent them so that you would be friendly to me."
Your children will ask you, "What are we celebrating?"
"Then why," Samuel asked, "do I hear sheep and cattle?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Have ye not asked them that go by the way?.... Did you not ask every traveller you met with on the road the above question? not which was the way to Job's house, which they knew very well, but in what condition that and his sons were? or what was the case of him and his family? and what was his character? or what was thought of him now since his unhappy circumstances?
and do ye not know their tokens? by which it might be known in what a plight he and his family were, and what were the marks, signs, and characters they gave of him: "have ye not asked?" c. the sense seems to be this, that if they had not asked, they might and should have asked of travellers the above things relating to himself and family, and then they would not have needed to put the above question about his house and tabernacles or, if they had inquired of his character of any travellers, they would have given them it, that he was a generous hospitable man, a man truly good, strictly just and upright, and not the wicked man and the hypocrite as they had traduced him; for Job's house had been open to strangers and travellers, and he was well known by them, and they were ready to give him a good character, see
Job 31:32; or, if they had inquired of them concerning the stately houses and palaces of wicked men that had lived in times past, whether there were any of them standing; they could have told them they were, and where they were, and given them such signs and tokens, and such proof and evidence of them they could not deny; and indeed, if they had been inquired of about the thing in controversy between Job and his friends, concerning the prosperity of the wicked, and the afflictions of the godly, as they by travelling became acquainted with persons and things, and made their observations on them, they could have easily pointed out instances of wicked men living and dying in prosperous circumstances, and of good men being greatly afflicted and distressed, if not all their days, yet great part of them; and they could have given such plain signs and tokens, and such clear and manifest proofs of those things, as could not have been gainsaid: and this may be understood of travellers in a spiritual sense, and who are the best judges of such a case, and are travellers through the wilderness of this world, and pass through many tribulations in it; and, being bound for another and better country, an heavenly one, are pilgrims, strangers, and sojourners here; have no abiding, but are passing on in the paths of faith, truth, and holiness, till they come to the heavenly Canaan; if any of those who are yet on the road, and especially if such could be come at who have finished their travels, and the question be put to them, they would all unite in this doctrine, which Abraham, the spiritual traveller, is represented delivering to the rich wicked man in hell; that wicked men have their good things in this life, and good men their evil things, Luke 16:25; and particularly would agree in saying what follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? - Travelers, who have passed into other countries, and who have had an opportunity of making observations, and of learning the opinions of those residing there. The idea of Job is, that they might have learned from such travelers that such people were âreservedâ for future destruction, and that calamity did not immediately overtake them. Information was obtained in ancient times by careful observation, and by traveling, and they who had gone into other countries would be highly regarded concerning point like this. They could speak of what they had observed of the actual dealings of God there, and of the sentiments of sages there. The idea is, that âtheyâ would confirm the truth of what Job had said, that the wicked were often prosperous and happy.
And do ye not know their tokens - The signs, or intimations which they have given of the actual state of things in other countries, perhaps by the inscriptions, records, and proverbs, by which they had âsignifiedâ the result of their inquiries.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 21:29. Have ye not asked them that go by the way? — This appears to be Job's answer. Consult travellers who have gone through different countries; and they will tell you that they have seen both examples - the wicked in great prosperity in some instances, while suddenly destroyed in others. See at the end of the chapter. Job 21:34.
Do ye not know their tokens — Mr. Good translates the whole verse thus: "Surely thou canst never have inquired of men of travel; or thou couldst not have been ignorant of their tokens. Hadst thou made proper inquiries, thou wouldst have heard of their awful end in a thousand instances. And also of their prosperity." See at the end of this chapter. Job 21:34.
