Job 21:7

“Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?”

"Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?" - Job 21:7
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What does Job 21:7 mean?

Job 21:7 (KJV) says: "Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?" This verse comes from the book of Job in the Old Testament, which is a complex and profound meditation on the nature of suffering and the ways of God. Job, the central character of the…

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The Enigma of the Wicked: A Deep Reflection on Job 21:7

The question posed in Job 21:7—"Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?"—is one of profound importance. It echoes through the corridors of our human experience as we confront the reality of injustice and the seeming prosperity of those who do wrong…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Justice

O Lord, our God, In the stillness of this moment, we come before You, humbled by the mysteries of life and the burdens of our hearts. We find ourselves questioning the ways of the world, particularly as we consider the stark truths laid out in Job 21:7, where it is proclaimed…

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Job 21:7 - "Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?"
Job 21:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
Job 7:21 - "And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be."
"But Job answered and said," - Job 21:1
Job 1:21
Job 1:21
Job 3:20-21 - "Job 3:20-21: Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul, to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure?"
Job 21:21 - "For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?"
Job 34:7 - "What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
Job 21:12 - "They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ."
Job 21:8 - "Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes."
Job 21:2 - "Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations."
Job 1:7
Job 1:7
Job 1:7
Job 21:13 - "They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave."
Job 21:18 - "They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away."
Job 18:21 - "Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God."
Job 21:24 - "His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow."
Job 12:21 - "He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty."
Job 21:10 - "Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf."
Job 21:11 - "They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance."
Job 21:16 - "Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me."
Job 40:21 - "He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens."
Job 21:25 - "And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure."
Job 21:32 - "Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb."
Job 24:21 - "He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow."
Job 41:21 - "His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth."
Job 3:21 - "Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;"