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Job 21:9 Cross-References
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“Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. safe: Heb. peace from”
Job 21:9 (KJV)
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Their houses are safe from fear (בָּתֵּיהֶם שָׁלוֹם מִפָּחַד, bateihem shalom mipachad)—The word shalom (שָׁלוֹם) means peace, safety, or wholeness. Pachad (פַּחַד) denotes terror or dread. Job observes that the wicked live in security, free from the anxiety that haunts the righteous sufferer. This directly contradicts his friends' claims that the wicked live in constant dread (15:20-24, 18:11).Neither is the rod of God upon them (וְלֹא שֵׁבֶט אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶם, velo shevet Eloah aleihem)—The shevet (שֵׁבֶט) or rod represents divine discipline and judgment. Job asserts that God's punishing han...
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Cross-References for Job 21:9
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“Let him take his rod away from me”
“neither are they plagued like other men.”
“How are they brought into desolation”
“A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.”
“and shall chase him at his heels.”
“peace”