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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 />They spend their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, then go down to the grave in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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="/nkjv/job/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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="/nasb_/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They fully enjoy their days in prosperity, And so go down to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) in a [peaceful] moment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and they are successful, without a worry, until the day they die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They spend their days in happiness, and they go peacefully to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They live out their lives in peace and quietly die without suffering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They grow old in prosperity, as they descend peacefully into the afterlife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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="/web/job/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They wear out their days in good, "" And in a moment go down [to] Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They wear out in good their days, And in a moment to Sheol go down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Their days glided on in good, and in a moment they will lay hold of hades.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment they go down to hell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Their days are prolonged in wealth, yet, in an instant, they descend into hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They live out their days in prosperity, and tranquilly go down to Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, and then suddenly go down to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, and quickly to Sheol they descend<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity, And peacefully they go down to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/21-13.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=3238" 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">12</span>singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1086.htm" title="1086: yə·ḇal·lū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To become old, wear out. A primitive root; to fail; by implication to wear out, decay.">They spend</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">their days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ḇaṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">in prosperity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5181.htm" title="5181: yê·ḥāt·tū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go down, descend. A primitive root; to sink, i.e. Descend; causatively, to press or lead down.">and go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">to Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/7281.htm" title="7281: ū·ḇə·re·ḡa‘ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A moment. From raga'. A wink, i.e. A very short space of time.">in peace.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.…<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/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="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:12-13</a></span><br />Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. / Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Psalm 49:6-14</a></span><br />They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. / No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. / For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice, ...<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="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32</a></span><br />For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.<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/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="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<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="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-25</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="/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="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:16</a></span><br />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="/james/5-5.htm">James 5:5</a></span><br />You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.</p><p class="hdg">They</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11</a></b></br> If they obey and serve <i>him</i>, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-4.htm">Psalm 73:4</a></b></br> For <i>there are</i> no bands in their death: but their strength <i>is</i> firm.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38,39</a></b></br> For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, … </p><p class="hdg">wealth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-21.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/17-14.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/7-19.htm">Instant</a> <a href="/job/20-5.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-13.htm">Peacefully</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/job/9-26.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Wear</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-21.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/21-32.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Instant</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/job/21-23.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Peacefully</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/job/24-7.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/job/22-10.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/job/21-17.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/job/22-20.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Wear</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>They spend their days in prosperity</b><br>This phrase reflects the observation that the wicked often live in comfort and wealth. In the context of the Book of Job, Job is responding to his friends who argue that suffering is a direct result of sin. Job counters by pointing out that many who reject God still enjoy prosperity. This challenges the retribution theology prevalent in ancient Near Eastern culture, which held that good is rewarded and evil is punished in this life. The prosperity of the wicked is also addressed in <a href="/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, where the psalmist struggles with the same issue, ultimately finding solace in God's ultimate justice.<p><b>and go down to Sheol in peace.</b><br>Sheol is the Hebrew term for the realm of the dead, often depicted as a shadowy place where all the dead reside, regardless of their moral standing. The phrase suggests that the wicked die without experiencing the turmoil or punishment one might expect. This challenges the simplistic view of divine justice and raises questions about the afterlife and God's timing in executing justice. The peace in death for the wicked contrasts with the suffering of the righteous, a theme that is explored throughout the wisdom literature. This tension is resolved in the New Testament, where eternal destinies are clarified, and ultimate justice is promised through Christ's return and the final judgment.<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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place where both the righteous and the wicked go after death.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who engage in dialogues with Job, often suggesting that his suffering is due to sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign over all events, who later speaks to Job and his friends.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prosperity.htm">Prosperity</a></b><br>A state of success and wealth, often seen as a blessing from God in the Old Testament context.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_earthly_prosperity.htm">The Illusion of Earthly Prosperity</a></b><br>Earthly wealth and success can be deceptive, leading individuals to a false sense of security. True peace is found in a relationship with God, not in material abundance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_death.htm">The Reality of Death</a></b><br>Regardless of one's earthly status, death is a universal experience. It is crucial to consider one's spiritual state and relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>While the wicked may prosper temporarily, God's justice will ultimately prevail. Trust in God's timing and justice, even when circumstances seem unfair.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Focus on storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth. Earthly prosperity is temporary, but spiritual riches are eternal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_witness.htm">Compassion and Witness</a></b><br>Use the observation of the prosperity of the wicked as an opportunity to witness to them about the true peace found in Christ.<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/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/why_do_the_wicked_prosper_in_job_21_7.htm">In Job 21:7, how can the wicked seemingly live long and prosper if divine justice is supposed to hold them accountable?</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/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that 'the tents of robbers are at peace' harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished?</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>(13) <span class= "bld">In a moment.</span>--They go down to death without being made to feel the lingering tortures that Job had to undergo.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave</span>. They die, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> without suffering from any prolonged or severe illness, such as that grievous affliction from which Job himself was suffering. Probably Job does not mean to maintain all this absolutely, or as universally the case, but he wishes to force his friends to acknowledge that there are many exceptions <span class="accented">to their</span> universal law, that wickedness is always visited in this world with condign punishment, and he wants them to account for them exceptions (see ver. 7). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/21-13.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">They spend</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַלּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵal·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1086.htm">Strong's 1086: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fail, to wear out, decay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their days</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in prosperity</span><br /><span class="heb">בַטּ֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaṭ·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and go down</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵחָֽתּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḥāt·tū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5181.htm">Strong's 5181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sink, descend, to press, lead down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sheol</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in peace.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·re·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7281.htm">Strong's 7281: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wink, a very short space of time</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/21-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 21:13 They spend their days in prosperity (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/21-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 21:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 21:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/21-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 21:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 21:14" /></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>