Job 21:1

Job

1 Then Job replied:

Job 21:1 in Other Translations

1 But Job answered and said,

1 Then Job answered and said:

1 Then Job spoke again:

1 Job replied:

1 Then Job answered and said,

1 Then Job replied [to his friends],

1 Then Job answered:

1 Job replied,

Job 21:1 Meaning and Commentary

Job 21:1

But Job answered and said.
] In reply to what Zophar had asserted, concerning the prosperity of the wicked being only for a short time, ( Job 20:5 ) ; the contrary to which he most clearly proves, and that in many instances their prosperity continues as long as they live; that they die in it, and it is enjoyed by their posterity after them.

Job 21:1 In-Context

1 Then Job replied:

2 “Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me.

3 Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.

4 “Is my complaint directed to a human being? Why should I not be impatient?

5 Look at me and be appalled; clap your hand over your mouth.