Job 21:1

Job’s Seventh Speech: A Response to Zophar

1 Then Job answered and said,

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 answered and said,

2 "Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation.

3 Bear [with] me, and I myself will speak; then after my speaking you can mock.

4 [As for] me, [is] my complaint for human beings? And if [so], why cannot I be impatient?

5 Turn to me and be appalled, and place [your] hand on [your] mouth.

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew "And"