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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />One person dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />One person dies in prosperity, completely comfortable and secure,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />One dies in his full vigor, being wholly at ease and secure,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and secure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“One dies in his full strength, Being wholly undisturbed and at ease;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and satisfied;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and satisfied;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />One dies in his full strength, Being wholly carefree and at ease;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet <i>and</i> satisfied;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One person dies in excellent health, completely secure and at ease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One person dies in excellent health, completely secure and at ease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of us die prosperous, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />One person dies in his prime and feels altogether happy and contented.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Such persons will die in their full vigor, completely prosperous and secure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This [one] dies in his perfect strength, "" Wholly at ease and quiet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> This one dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This shall die in the strength of his fulness, altogether tranquil and at rest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />One man dieth strong, and hale, rich and happy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This one dies strong and healthy, rich and happy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />One dies in his full vigor, wholly at ease and content; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />One dies in full prosperity, being wholly at ease and secure,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />One dies in his full strength, sound of body, being wholly confident, and at ease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For if this one should die in the strength of full age, he is trusting and quiet<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/21-23.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=3307" 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">22</span>Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high? <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">One man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">dies</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: bə·‘e·ṣem (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">full of vigor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8537.htm" title="8537: tum·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From tamam; completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually innocence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">completely</a> <a href="/hebrew/7946.htm" title="7946: šal·’ă·nan (Adj-ms) -- Being at ease. For sha'anan; tranquil.">secure</a> <a href="/hebrew/7961.htm" title="7961: wə·šā·lêw (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Quiet, at ease. Or shaleyv; feminine shlevah; from shalah; tranquil; careless; abstractly, security.">and at ease.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.…<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="/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="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-5</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/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="/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="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:2-3</a></span><br />It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. / This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.<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="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:14-16</a></span><br />The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both. / So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile. / For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a></span><br />from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a></span><br />But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm">Proverbs 14:32</a></span><br />The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.<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="/ecclesiastes/5-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:13-15</a></span><br />There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, / or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on. / As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-7.htm">1 Timothy 6:7</a></span><br />For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.</p><p class="hdg">in his full strength.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-22.htm">Job 20:22,23</a></b></br> In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-17.htm">Psalm 49:17</a></b></br> For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-4.htm">Psalm 73:4,5</a></b></br> For <i>there are</i> no bands in their death: but their strength <i>is</i> firm… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-26.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/job/19-13.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/21-20.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/9-22.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/19-22.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/job/12-19.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/20-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/20-11.htm">Vigor</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Well-Being</a> <a href="/job/19-13.htm">Wholly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/23-14.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/job/27-12.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/22-21.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/22-3.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/job/22-21.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/30-2.htm">Vigor</a> <a href="/psalms/35-27.htm">Well-Being</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Wholly</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 the context of Job, it underscores the unpredictability of life and the seeming injustice that can occur. Biblically, this can be compared to the parable of the rich fool in <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>, where a man plans for a long future but dies unexpectedly. Theologically, it challenges the notion that prosperity and health are always signs of divine favor.<p><b>completely secure</b><br>The sense of security here can be understood as both physical and emotional. In ancient Near Eastern culture, security was often associated with wealth, family, and social standing. This phrase may reflect the belief that one's life is stable and protected, yet it serves as a reminder that such security is ultimately fragile. <a href="/proverbs/18-11.htm">Proverbs 18:11</a> speaks to the false security that wealth can provide, contrasting it with the true security found in God.<p><b>and at ease</b><br>This phrase suggests a life free from worry or distress, a state of comfort and peace. In the broader biblical narrative, true ease and peace are often linked to a right relationship with God (<a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a>). However, Job's discourse challenges the assumption that ease in life is a direct result of righteousness. It points to the complexity of human experience and the mystery of God's providence, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:14</a>, where the righteous and the wicked both experience outcomes that defy simple explanation.<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 undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this chapter, Job is responding to his friends' arguments about the prosperity 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 argue that suffering is a result of sin and that prosperity is a sign of righteousness. Job challenges their simplistic view of divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prosperous_man.htm">The Prosperous Man</a></b><br>Represents those who live a life of ease and security, yet still face death, challenging the notion that prosperity is a sign of divine favor.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_death.htm">The Event of Death</a></b><br>A universal event that Job uses to illustrate the seeming randomness of prosperity and suffering in life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unpredictability_of_life.htm">The Unpredictability of Life</a></b><br>Life's circumstances, whether prosperity or suffering, do not always correlate with one's righteousness or sinfulness. Trust in God's sovereignty rather than in material security.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_death.htm">The Universality of Death</a></b><br>Death is the great equalizer, affecting both the prosperous and the suffering. This should prompt us to focus on eternal values rather than temporary comforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/challenging_simplistic_theology.htm">Challenging Simplistic Theology</a></b><br>Job's discourse challenges the notion that prosperity is always a sign of God's favor. We must be cautious in making assumptions about others' spiritual states based on their material conditions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/finding_security_in_god.htm">Finding Security in God</a></b><br>True security and ease come from a relationship with God, not from earthly wealth or status. Our ultimate hope and peace should be rooted in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_eternal_perspective.htm">Reflecting on Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Consider how our lives align with God's eternal purposes. Are we living with an eternal perspective, or are we focused on temporary gains?<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/did_god's_'lamp'_tangibly_guide_job.htm">Is there any evidence that God's 'lamp' or presence (Job 29:2-3) tangibly guided him, considering modern scientific understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/job_21_13__evidence_rich_die_at_ease.htm">In Job 21:13, what evidence exists (historically or archaeologically) that would suggest the rich die at ease without facing retribution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_tragedies_align_with_proverbs_19_23.htm">Proverbs 19:23 promises protection from harm for those who fear God--how do real-world tragedies affecting believers align with this assurance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_suffer_despite_psalm_23_2.htm">Psalm 23:2 - If God leads believers to 'green pastures,' why does widespread suffering and famine persist among the faithful?</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>(23) <span class= "bld">One dieth.</span>--Job enlarges on the inequality of human fate, showing that death is the only equaliser.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet</span>. Some continue healthy and vigorous in body, peaceful and satisfied in mind, up to the very moment of their departure (comp. ver. 13, "They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/21-23.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">One man</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dies</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭מוּת</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">full of vigor,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶ֣צֶם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘e·ṣem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">completely</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<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">secure</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(šal·’ă·nan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7946.htm">Strong's 7946: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being at ease </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and at ease.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·lêw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7961.htm">Strong's 7961: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tranquil, careless, security</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/21-23.htm">OT Poetry: Job 21:23 One dies in his full strength being (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/21-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 21:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 21:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/21-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 21:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 21:24" /></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>