King James Version
Job 21:25 in the King James Version says “And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.” — study this verse from Job chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.”
Job 21:25 · KJV
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. his: Heb. his very, or, the strength of, his perfection
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. breasts: or, milk pails
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of his soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“in the bitterness”
H4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“with pleasure”
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
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