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Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest, and the earth gives sweet repose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all mankind follows after him, and those who go before him are innumerable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as <i>there are</i> innumerable before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless <i>have gone</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all mankind will follow after him, While countless <i>others go</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones <i>go</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will draw up after him, While countless ones <i>go</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The [dirt] clods of the valley are sweet to him [and gently cover him], Moreover, all men will follow after him [to a grave], While countless ones go before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The dirt on his grave is sweet to him. Everyone follows behind him, and those who go before him are without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The dirt on his grave is sweet to him. Everyone follows behind him, and those who go before him are without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />the earth welcomes them home, while crowds mourn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and all men shall draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The soil in the creekbed is sweet to him. Everyone follows him. Countless others went before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />thousands join the funeral procession, and even the earth lies gently on their bodies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The runoff from the streams will seem sweet to him; everyone will follow after him; countless crows march ahead of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him. All men shall draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The clods of the valley will be sweet to him, and every man will draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The clods of the valley will be sweet to him. All men will draw after him, as there were innumerable before him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The clods of the valley have been sweet to him, "" And he draws every man after him, "" And there is no numbering before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the clods of the valley were sweet to him, and every man shall draw after him, and before him no number.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath been acceptable to the gravel of Cocytus, and he shall draw every man after him, and there are innumerable before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He has been found acceptable to the banks of the River of Lamentation, and he will draw any man towards him, and there are countless before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Sweet to him are the clods of the valley. All humankind will follow after him, and countless others before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The clods of the valley are sweet to them; everyone will follow after, and those who went before are innumerable.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The depths of the valley shall swallow him, and many shall be drawn in after him, even as there are innumerable ahead of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Deep caves of a torrent swallow him, and every person is dragged after him and before him without number<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, And all men draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The stones of the valley have been sweet to him, and every man shall depart after him, and <i>there are</i> innumerable <i>ones</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/21-33.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=3362" 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">32</span>He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7263.htm" title="7263: riḡ·ḇê (N-mpc) -- A clod (of earth). From an unused root meaning to pile together; a lump of clay.">The clods</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: nā·ḥal (N-ms) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">of the valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/4985.htm" title="4985: mā·ṯə·qū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To become or be sweet or pleasant. A primitive root; to suck, by implication, to relish, or be sweet.">are sweet</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4900.htm" title="4900: yim·šō·wḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To draw, drag. A primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications.">follows</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rāw (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">behind him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: ū·lə·p̄ā·nāw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">and those before him</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">are without</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pār (N-ms) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">number.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”…<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="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></span><br />By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Psalm 90:3</a></span><br />You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a></span><br />So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Matthew 27:52-53</a></span><br />The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. / After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13</a></span><br />The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">1 Corinthians 15:21-22</a></span><br />For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a></span><br />who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.</p><p class="hdg">sweet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-17.htm">Job 3:17,18</a></b></br> There the wicked cease <i>from</i> troubling; and there the weary be at rest… </p><p class="hdg">every man</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a></b></br> For I know <i>that</i> thou wilt bring me <i>to</i> death, and <i>to</i> the house appointed for all living.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></b></br> In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou <i>art</i>, and unto dust shalt thou return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:4</a></b></br> <i>One</i> generation passeth away, and <i>another</i> generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/21-24.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/job/7-5.htm">Clods</a> <a href="/numbers/10-36.htm">Countless</a> <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-38.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/job/20-25.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/job/20-27.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/esther/2-20.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-14.htm">Followeth</a> <a href="/job/15-11.htm">Gently</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">Innumerable</a> <a href="/esther/5-12.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Numbering</a> <a href="/job/21-11.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Suit</a> <a href="/job/20-12.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/luke/8-45.htm">Throng</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Unnumbered</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-35.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-17.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Clods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Countless</a> <a href="/job/22-11.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/job/33-22.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/job/24-22.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Followeth</a> <a href="/job/29-22.htm">Gently</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Innumerable</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Numbering</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/job/34-33.htm">Suit</a> <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Throng</a> <a href="/psalms/3-2.htm">Unnumbered</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Valley</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'; 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In ancient Near Eastern culture, burial in a valley was common, as valleys were fertile and symbolized rest and peace. The "clods" or soil being "sweet" indicates a harmonious return to the earth, reflecting the biblical theme of dust to dust (<a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>). This imagery contrasts with the suffering Job experiences, highlighting the irony of death being more comforting than life for the wicked. The sweetness of the earth may also symbolize the finality and equality of death, as all return to the ground regardless of their earthly status.<p><b>everyone follows behind him,</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the inevitability of death for all people. The imagery of a procession suggests a funeral, where mourners follow the deceased to their final resting place. It reflects the universal human experience of mortality, as echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:20</a>, where all return to dust. The phrase can also imply the influence or legacy of the deceased, as others continue in their path or remember their life. In a broader biblical context, it underscores the transient nature of life and the importance of living righteously, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a>, which speaks of judgment after death.<p><b>and those before him are without number.</b><br>This phrase highlights the countless generations that have preceded the current one in death. It underscores the continuity of human existence and the vast history of humanity, where countless individuals have lived and died. This can be seen as a reminder of the brevity of life and the enduring nature of God's creation, as expressed in <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10-12</a>, which encourages wisdom in numbering our days. The innumerable dead also point to the collective human experience of mortality, reinforcing the idea that death is the great equalizer. In a theological sense, it can be seen as a call to consider one's eternal destiny, as the multitude of those who have gone before serves as a testament to the certainty of death and the hope of resurrection through Christ.<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 patience who endures immense suffering and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_valley.htm">The Valley</a></b><br>Symbolic of the grave or the resting place of the dead, often used in biblical literature to represent the finality and universality of death.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_clods.htm">The Clods</a></b><br>Refers to the earth or soil, emphasizing the return to dust and the natural cycle of life and death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/followers.htm">Followers</a></b><br>Represents those who come after the deceased, highlighting the inevitability of death for all people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/countless_before_him.htm">Countless Before Him</a></b><br>Indicates the multitude of those who have died before, underscoring the shared human experience of mortality.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_death.htm">The Universality of Death</a></b><br>Death is a common destiny for all humanity, reminding us of our shared mortality and the need for humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_life.htm">The Cycle of Life</a></b><br>The imagery of returning to the earth highlights the natural cycle of life and death, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a></b><br>The mention of followers suggests the impact of one's life on others, prompting reflection on the legacy we leave behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_the_grave.htm">Hope Beyond the Grave</a></b><br>While <a href="/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33</a> presents a somber view of death, the broader biblical account offers hope through the promise of resurrection and eternal life in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_eternity.htm">Preparation for Eternity</a></b><br>Understanding the certainty of death should lead us to prepare spiritually, ensuring our relationship with God is secure.<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/which_instruments_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">What musical terms are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_heifer_sacrifice_resolve_guilt.htm">Deuteronomy 21:1-9: How does sacrificing a heifer in a remote valley effectively resolve guilt for an unsolved murder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ruach'_mean.htm">What does 'ruach' mean?</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>(33) <span class= "bld">The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him.</span>--Death is robbed of its repulsiveness and horror, seeing that all will be glad to join in his funeral procession, and after him all men will draw (in endless procession), and before him they will be without number.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him</span>. In his mausoleum, by the side of the running stream, the very clods of the valley, wherein his tomb is placed, shall be sweet and pleasant to him - death thus losing half its terrors. <span class="cmt_word">And all men shall draw after him</span>. Some explain this of the lengthy funeral procession which follows his corpse to the grave, and take the next clause of the multitude, not forming part of the procession, who gather together at the tomb beforehand, waiting to see the obsequies; but, as Rosenmuller remarks, this explanation seems precluded by the previous mention of the funeral procession (ver 32), besides being otherwise unsatisfactory. The real reference is probably to the common topic of consolation implied in the "Omnes eodem cogimur" of Horace. He is happy in his death, or at any rate not unhappy, seeing that he only suffers the common fate. He will draw after him all future men, who will likewise inevitably perish, just as there are innumerable before him, who have travelled the same read and reached the same resting-place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/21-33.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">The clods</span><br /><span class="heb">רִגְבֵ֫י</span> <span class="translit">(riḡ·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7263.htm">Strong's 7263: </a> </span><span class="str2">A clod (of earth)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the valley</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֥חַל</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are sweet</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽתְקוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯə·qū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4985.htm">Strong's 4985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To become or be sweet or pleasant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him;</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">follows</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yim·šō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4900.htm">Strong's 4900: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw, drag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behind him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭אַחֲרָיו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those before him</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are without</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">number.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/21-33.htm">Job 21:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/21-33.htm">OT Poetry: Job 21:33 The clods of the valley shall be (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/21-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 21:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 21:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/21-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 21:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 21:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>