King James Version
Job 21:13 in the King James Version says “They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. in wealth: or, in mirth” — study this verse from Job chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. in wealth: or, in mirth”
Job 21:13 · KJV
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. in wealth: or, in mirth
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in wealth”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“their days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“to the grave”
H7585hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
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