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New King James Version

Job 21:25

Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Death;   Wickedness;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Greatness of God;   Hypocrisy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Wealth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Job, Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 8;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Yet another person dies with a bitter soul,having never tasted prosperity.
Hebrew Names Version
Another dies in bitterness of soul, And never tastes of good.
King James Version
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
English Standard Version
Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of prosperity.
New Century Version
But another person dies with an unhappy heart, never enjoying any happiness.
New English Translation
And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.
Amplified Bible
Whereas another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting pleasure or good fortune.
New American Standard Bible
While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting anything good.
World English Bible
Another dies in bitterness of soul, And never tastes of good.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And another dieth in the bitternes of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
Legacy Standard Bible
But another dies with a bitter soul,Never even eats anything good.
Berean Standard Bible
Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
Contemporary English Version
while others die in poverty, having known only pain.
Complete Jewish Bible
Another dies with embittered heart, never having tasted happiness.
Darby Translation
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath not tasted good:
Easy-to-Read Version
But another person dies after a hard life that has made them bitter, never having enjoyed anything good.
George Lamsa Translation
And another dies in the bitterness of his soul, never having tasted prosperity.
Good News Translation
Others have no happiness at all; they live and die with bitter hearts.
Lexham English Bible
Yet another dies with a bitter inner self and has not tasted prosperity.
Literal Translation
And another dies with bitter soul, and never eats with pleasure;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Another dyeth in sorowe and heuynesse, and neuer had good daies.
American Standard Version
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.
Bible in Basic English
And another comes to his end with a bitter soul, without ever tasting good.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted of good.
King James Version (1611)
And another dieth in the bitternesse of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Another dyeth in the bitternes of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
English Revised Version
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and never tasteth of good.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli anothir wickid man dieth in the bittirnesse of his soule, and with outen ony richessis.
Update Bible Version
And another dies in bitterness of soul, And never tastes of good.
Webster's Bible Translation
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
New Living Translation
Another person dies in bitter poverty, never having tasted the good life.
New Life Bible
Another dies with bitter feelings in his soul, never having enjoyed anything good.
New Revised Standard
Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of good.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whereas, this other man, dieth, in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted good fortune:
Douay-Rheims Bible
But another dieth in bitterness of soul without any riches:
Revised Standard Version
Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of good.
Young's Literal Translation
And this [one] dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting anything good.

Contextual Overview

17 "How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their destruction come upon them, The sorrows God distributes in His anger? 18 They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away. 19 They say, 'God lays up one's [fn] iniquity for his children';Let Him recompense him, that he may know it. 20 Let his eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what does he care about his household after him, When the number of his months is cut in half? 22 "Can anyone teach God knowledge, Since He judges those on high? 23 One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and secure; 24 His pails [fn] are full of milk,And the marrow of his bones is moist. 25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure. 26 They lie down alike in the dust, And worms cover them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the bitterness: Job 3:20, Job 7:11, Job 9:18, Job 10:1, 2 Samuel 17:8, *marg. Proverbs 14:10, Isaiah 38:15-17

never: Job 20:23, 1 Kings 17:12, Ecclesiastes 6:2, Ezekiel 4:16, Ezekiel 4:17, Ezekiel 12:18

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 5:17 - he eateth

Cross-References

Genesis 13:7
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land.
Genesis 21:15
And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs.
Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Genesis 21:22
And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.
Genesis 29:8
But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep."
Judges 1:15
So she said to him, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
Proverbs 17:10
Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 25:9
Debate your case with your neighbor, And do not disclose the secret to another;
Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed.
Matthew 18:15
"Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul,.... Either another wicked man; for there is a difference among wicked men; some are outwardly happy in life, and in the circumstances of their death, as before described; and others are very unhappy in both; their life is a scene of afflictions which embitter life, and make death eligible; and in the midst of which they die, as well as oftentimes in bitter pains, and terrible agonies of body, as well as in great distress and horror of mind, and black despair, as Judas and others:

and never eateth with pleasure, or "of any good", or "any good thing" y; either he has it not to eat, or what he has is not good, but like husks which swine eat, of which the prodigal would fain have filled his belly, when in extreme poverty, such as those words may describe; or else having what is good, has not an heart to eat of it; and so they describe a miser, living and dying such; see Ecclesiastes 6:2; or rather the case of a man, who, through distempers and diseases of body, has lost his appetite, and cannot with any pleasure taste of the richest dainties; see Job 33:20. Some z interpret this verse and

Job 21:23 as what should be the case according to the sentiments of Job's friends, who objected, that God punished the iniquities of wicked men, not in their own persons, but in their children; according to which, a wicked man then should die in the perfection of happiness, without weakness or want, in all quietness, ease, peace, and prosperity; and not in poverty and distress: but as Job 21:23 respect a wicked man, and his case and circumstances at death, agreeably to the whole context; so this relates to those of a good man, whom the Lord often deals bitterly with in life, as he did with Naomi, and was now the case of Job; see Ruth 1:20; and who die in very poor and distressed circumstances; so that nothing is to be concluded from such appearances, with respect to the characters of men, as good or bad, and especially since both are brought into a like condition by death, as follows.

y טובה "bonum", Pagninus, Mercerus; so Junius Tremellius, Piscator & Bar Tzemach "de bono", Cocceius, Michaelis, Schultens. z Bar Tzemach.


 
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