Job 21:1

Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked

1 Then Job answered,

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,

2 "Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your way of consolation.

3 "Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may mock.

4 "As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?

5 "Look at me, and be astonished, And put your hand over your mouth.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "answered and said"