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Passage Lookup: Job 21

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Job 21:1
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Then Job responded,
Job 21:2
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"Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your way of consolation.
Job 21:3
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-"Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may (C1)mock me.
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Cross References:  (C1) - Job 11:3;
Job 21:4
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-"As for me, is (C1)my complaint (F1)to a mortal? Or (C2)why should (F2)I not be impatient?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or against; (F2) - Lit my spirit;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 7:11; (C2) - Job 6:11;
Job 21:5
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-"Look at me, and be astonished, And (C1)put your hand over your mouth.
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Judges 18:19; Job 13:5;
Job 21:6
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-"Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And (C1)horror takes hold of my flesh.
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Cross References:  (C1) - Psalms 55:5;
Job 21:7
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-"Why (C1)do the wicked still live, Grow old, and also become very (F1)(C2)powerful?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or superior;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 9:24; Psalms 73:3; Jeremiah 12:1; Habakkuk 1:13; (C2) - Job 12:19;
Job 21:8
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-"Their (F1)(C1)descendants endure with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes,
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit seed;
Cross References:  (C1) - Psalms 17:14;
Job 21:9
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Their houses (C1)are safe from fear, And the (F1)rod of God is not on them.
Footnotes:  (F1) - I.e., punishment;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 12:6;
Job 21:10
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-"His ox mates (F1)without fail; His cow calves and does not miscarry.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit and does not fail;
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Job 21:11
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-"They send out their boys like the flock, And their children dance.
Job 21:12
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-"They (F1)sing with the tambourine and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit lifted up the voice;
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Job 21:13
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-"They (C1)spend their days in prosperity, And (F1)suddenly they go down to (F2)Sheol.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or in peacefulness; (F2) - I.e., the netherworld;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 21:23;
Job 21:14
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-"Yet they say to God, '(C1)Go away from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 22:17;
Job 21:15
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-'(F1)Who is (F2)the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And (C1)what would we gain if we plead with Him?'
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit What; (F2) - Heb Shaddai;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 22:17;
Job 21:16
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-"Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The (C1)advice of the wicked is far from me.
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Cross References:  (C1) - Job 22:18;
Job 21:17
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"How often is (C1)the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their (C2)disaster fall on them? Does (F1)God apportion destruction in His anger?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit He;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 18:5, 6; (C2) - Job 31:2, 3;
Job 21:18
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-"Are they as (C1)straw before the wind, And like (C2)chaff which the storm carries away?
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 13:25; Psalms 83:13; (C2) - Psalms 1:4; Isaiah 17:13; Hosea 13:3;
Job 21:19
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-"You say, '(C1)God saves up (F1)a person's (F2)wrongdoing for his sons.' Let (F3)God repay him so that he may know it.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit his; (F2) - Or disaster; (F3) - Lit Him;
Cross References:  (C1) - Exodus 20:5; Jeremiah 31:29; Ezekiel 18:2;
Job 21:20
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-"Let his (C1)own eyes see his destruction, And let him (C2)drink of the wrath of (F1)the Almighty.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Heb Shaddai;
Cross References:  (C1) - Numbers 14:28; Jeremiah 31:30; Ezekiel 18:4; (C2) - Psalms 60:3; Isaiah 51:17; Jeremiah 25:15; Revelation 14:10;
Job 21:21
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-"For what does he care about his household (F1)after him, When the number of his months is at an end?
Footnotes:  (F1) - I.e., after he dies;
Cross References:  
Job 21:22
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-"Can anyone (C1)teach God knowledge, In that He (C2)judges those on high?
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 35:11; Isaiah 40:14; Romans 11:34; (C2) - Job 4:18; Psalms 82:1;
Job 21:23
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-"One (C1)dies in his full strength, Being wholly undisturbed and at ease;
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 20:11;
Job 21:24
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His (F1)sides are filled with fat, And the (C1)marrow of his bones is wet,
Footnotes:  (F1) - As in Syriac; Heb uncertain. Some render as his pails are full of milk;
Cross References:  (C1) - Proverbs 3:8;
Job 21:25
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While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even (F1)tasting anything good.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit eating;
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Job 21:26
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-"Together they (C1)lie down in the dust, And (C2)maggots cover them.
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 3:13; Ecclesiastes 9:2; (C2) - Job 24:20; Isaiah 14:11;
Job 21:27
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"Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plots you devise against me.
Job 21:28
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-"For you say, 'Where is the house of (C1)the nobleman, And where is the (C2)tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?'
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 1:3; (C2) - Job 8:22;
Job 21:29
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-"Have you not asked travelers, And do you not examine their (F1)evidence?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit signs;
Cross References:  
Job 21:30
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-"For the (C1)wicked person is spared (F1)a day of disaster; They (F2)are led away from (C2)a day of fury.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or for the day; (F2) - Or will be led to the day;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 20:29; Proverbs 16:4; 2 Peter 2:9; (C2) - Job 21:17, 20;
Job 21:31
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-"Who (F1)confronts him with his actions, And who repays him for what he has done?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit declares his way to his face;
Cross References:  
Job 21:32
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-"When he is carried to the grave, People will keep watch over his tomb.
Job 21:33
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-"The (C1)clods of the valley will (F1)gently cover him; Moreover, (C2)all mankind will (F2)follow after him, While countless others go before him.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit be sweet to him; (F2) - Lit draw;
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 3:22; (C2) - Job 3:19;
Job 21:34
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-"So how dare you give me empty (C1)comfort? For your answers remain nothing but falsehood!"
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Job 16:2;
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