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Have you paid no regard to their accounts—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But ask those who have been around, and they will tell you the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Have you not asked travelers, And do you not examine their evidence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Have you not asked those who pass by along the way, And do you not recognize their witness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Have you not asked those who travel this way, And do you not recognize their witness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you never consulted those who travel the roads? Don’t you accept their reports?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you never consulted those who travel the roads? Don&#8217t you accept their reports? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone, near and far, agrees <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Haven't you asked travelers? But you didn't pay attention to their directions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Haven't you talked with people who travel? Don't you know the reports they bring back? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Haven't you asked travelers on the highway? Don't you accept their word<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Haven't you asked wayfaring men? Do you not know their evidences,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Haven’t you asked wayfaring men? Don’t you know their evidences, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Have you not asked those passing by the way? And do you not know their signs?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Did ye not ask them passing over the way? and shall ye not know their signs?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Ask any one of them that go by the way, and you shall perceive that he knoweth these same things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Ask any passerby whom you wish, and you will realize that he understands these same things:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Have you not asked the wayfarers and do you not acknowledge the witness they give? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Have you not asked those who pass by the way? And do you not recognize their tokens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For have you not asked passersby of the road, and have you not perceived their signs?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Have ye not asked them that go by the way; And will ye misdeem their tokens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/21-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3339" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Job: God will Punish the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’ <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Have you never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: ’el·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">asked</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·wḇ·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">those who travel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏā·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the roads?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5234.htm" title="5234: ṯə·nak·kê·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To regard, recognize. ">accept</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: wə·’ō·ṯō·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">their reports?</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1-2</a></span><br />Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-12</a></span><br />For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:14</a></span><br />There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a></span><br />Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Malachi 3:15</a></span><br />So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Psalm 49:16-17</a></span><br />Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:15</a></span><br />In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a></span><br />They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Psalm 92:7</a></span><br />that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">2 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-22.htm">Romans 9:22</a></span><br />What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Have you not asked them that go by the way? and do you not know their tokens,</p><p class="hdg">go by</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/129-8.htm">Psalm 129:8</a></b></br> Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD <i>be</i> upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-10.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Accounts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Evidences</a> <a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Experience</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Misdeem</a> <a href="/job/21-5.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Question</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-2.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Recognize</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/19-8.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-6.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-20.htm">Tokens</a> <a href="/job/6-18.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Travellers</a> <a href="/job/21-2.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Wayfarers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-4.htm">Wayfaring</a> <a href="/job/20-27.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/22-22.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/daniel/6-2.htm">Accounts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Evidences</a> <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Experience</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Misdeem</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/job/38-3.htm">Question</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-17.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Recognize</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/job/27-23.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Tokens</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-15.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Travellers</a> <a href="/job/21-31.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Wayfarers</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Wayfaring</a> <a href="/job/29-11.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Job 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-1.htm">Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-16.htm">Sometimes their destruction is manifest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-21.htm">The happy and unhappy are alike in death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-27.htm">The judgment of the wicked is in another world</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Have you never asked those who travel the roads?</b><br>This phrase suggests seeking wisdom from those who have experience and have seen the world. In ancient times, travelers and merchants were often sources of news and information, as they moved between different regions and cultures. This reflects the biblical principle of seeking counsel and wisdom from a multitude of sources (<a href="/proverbs/11-14.htm">Proverbs 11:14</a>). The roads were the lifelines of trade and communication, and those who traveled them were akin to the wise men who brought news from afar (<a href="/proverbs/25-25.htm">Proverbs 25:25</a>). This also connects to the idea of seeking understanding beyond one's immediate surroundings, as seen in the journeys of the patriarchs like Abraham and Jacob, who traveled extensively and gained wisdom through their experiences.<p><b>Do you not accept their reports?</b><br>This phrase challenges the listener to consider the testimonies and experiences of others. In the context of Job, it underscores the importance of listening to diverse perspectives, especially those who have witnessed the realities of life. The reports of travelers could include stories of justice and injustice, prosperity and suffering, which are central themes in the Book of Job. This echoes the biblical theme of bearing witness and the value of testimony, as seen in the New Testament where the apostles are called to be witnesses to the ends of the earth (<a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>). It also highlights the importance of discernment in evaluating the truth of these reports, akin to the Bereans who examined the Scriptures daily to see if what they heard was true (<a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this chapter, Job is responding to his friends' arguments about the fate of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who have been arguing that suffering is a direct result of sin. Job challenges their simplistic understanding of divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/travelers.htm">Travelers</a></b><br>In ancient times, travelers were often seen as sources of news and wisdom, having witnessed various events and cultures. Job refers to them to challenge his friends' limited perspective.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>A recurring theme in Job is the fate of the wicked. Job questions the assumption that the wicked always suffer in this life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_roads.htm">The Roads</a></b><br>Symbolic of the journey of life and the diverse experiences and observations that come with it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_broader_perspectives.htm">Seek Broader Perspectives</a></b><br>Job challenges his friends to consider the broader experiences of those who have traveled and seen more of the world. We should seek wisdom from diverse sources and experiences, not just our immediate surroundings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/q/question_simplistic_theologies.htm">Question Simplistic Theologies</a></b><br>Job's dialogue encourages us to question overly simplistic explanations of suffering and divine justice. Life's complexities often defy easy answers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_testimony.htm">Value of Testimony</a></b><br>The reports of travelers symbolize the importance of testimony and shared experiences in understanding God's world. We should listen to the accounts and insights of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_mysterious.htm">God's Justice is Mysterious</a></b><br>The apparent prosperity of the wicked and suffering of the righteous remind us that God's justice is not always immediately evident. Trust in God's ultimate justice and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflect_on_personal_assumptions.htm">Reflect on Personal Assumptions</a></b><br>Like Job's friends, we may hold assumptions about God's workings that need reevaluation. Regularly reflect on and challenge your own beliefs.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_walk_to_emmaus_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Walk to Emmaus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_21_29-31_admire_the_wicked.htm">In Job 21:29-31, why does the community seem to uphold or admire the wicked instead of condemning them, and how does this align with other biblical portrayals of evildoers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_brimstone_align_with_historical_records.htm">Job 18:15: Does the image of brimstone on a dwelling align with any archaeological or historical records of sulfur-based punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_sea_of_galilee_story's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the Sea of Galilee story?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Their tokens</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., the marks and evidences of their experience, and the conclusions at which they had arrived.</span><span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Have ye not asked them that go by the way?</span> Job refers his opponents to the first comer (<span class="greek">τὸν ἐπιόντα</span>) - the merest passer-by. Let them ask his opinion, and see if he does not consider that, as a general rule, the wicked prosper. And do ye not know their tokens? or, <span class="accented">their observations</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the conclusions to which they have come upon the subject from their own observation and experience. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/21-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Have you never</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asked</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם</span> <span class="translit">(’el·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inquire, to request, to demand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who travel</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֣וֹבְרֵי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the roads?</span><br /><span class="heb">דָ֑רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do you not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">accept</span><br /><span class="heb">תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·nak·kê·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5234.htm">Strong's 5234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To regard, recognize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their reports?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·ṯō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> </span><span class="str2">A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/21-29.htm">Job 21:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/21-29.htm">OT Poetry: Job 21:29 Haven't you asked wayfaring men? 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