Job 21:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”
Job 21:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 21:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 21:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?”
Job 21:17 — World English Bible
Job 21:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? ThatGod distributeth sorrows in his anger?”
Job 21:17 — American Standard Version
Job 21:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.”
Job 21:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 21:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows [to them] in his anger? ”
Job 21:17 — Darby Translation
Job 21:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? and their destruction come vpon them? he wil deuide their liues in his wrath.”
Job 21:17 — Geneva Bible
Job 21:17 in Context — Job 21
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
What Does Job 21:17 Mean?
Job 21:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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