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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary. 21:17-26 Job had described the prosperity of wicked people; in these verses he opposes this to what his friends had maintained about their certain ruin in this life. He reconciles this to the holiness and justice of God.
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Job 21:18. They are as stubble before the wind, &c. — That...
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How often the lamps of the wicked will be extinguished, and...
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Now Job begins to look down the road, verse Job 21:17: How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. They are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away ( Job 21:17-18).
What does Job 21:17 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
David Guzik commentary on Job 21 describes Job’s answer to Zophar’s second speech, challenging the empty words of his friends, and declaring God's wisdom.
How often the lamps of the wicked will be extinguished, and ruin will come upon them! He will distribute corruption in his anger! Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, and destruction shall come upon them, and pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
1. (Job 21:17-21) God allows the wicked to prosper, at least in his own day. “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? They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away. They say, ‘God lays up one’s iniquity for his ...
Solomon declares the cycles of time and circumstance are God's sovereign handiwork. Since man cannot fully fathom the mysteries of God and because His judgment is coming, we ought to fear Him. A brief explanation of the meaning of Job 21:17.
