King James Version
Job 4:21 in the King James Version says “Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.” — study this verse from Job chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.”
Job 4:21 · KJV
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. destroyed: Heb. beaten in pieces
Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“which is in them go away”
H5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey
“Doth not their excellency”
H3499properly, an overhanging, i.e., (by implication) a small rope (as hanging free)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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