The Meaning of Job 21:29 Explained

Job 21:29

KJV: Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

YLT: Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

Darby: Have ye not asked the wayfarers? and do ye not regard their tokens:

ASV: Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 21:29?

MEANING: What does Job 21:29 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 21:29 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 21:29?

What is the context of Job 21:29?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

What does Job 21:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 21:1-34 - "shall Any Teach God?"

After a brief introduction, in which he claims the right to reply, Job 21:1-6, Job brings forward a new argument. He affirms that his friends are wrong in assuming that the connection between sin and suffering is invariable. On the contrary, he urges that wicked men often spend their lives in prosperity, on the farm, in the fold, and in the home, Job 21:10-11. Sounds of joy issue from their dwellings, Job 21:12. They die without prolonged torture, Job 21:13. From the contention of his friends, Job turns to the passer-by for confirmation of his words. Surely, he says, it is a matter of common observation that some wicked men do prosper and die in peace, Job 21:29.

With Job's answer the second colloquy ends. His friends have gained nothing by their arguments, but Job has learned much by his afflictions. On the dark background of his night the Morning Star has actually begun to shine. He appeals to God with greater confidence and even finds refuge in Him; but so far, though arguing his case, he has preserved a humble and reverent attitude. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 21

¹ Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved
⁷ Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God
¹⁶ Sometimes their destruction is manifest
²¹ The happy and unhappy are alike in death
²⁷ The judgment of the wicked is in another world

What do the individual words in Job 21:29 mean?

have not you asked those who travel the road and their signs not do you know

הֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם ע֣וֹבְרֵי ؟ דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ

הֲלֹ֣א	have not
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם	you asked
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
ע֣וֹבְרֵי	those who travel
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
؟ דָ֑רֶךְ	the road
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם	and their signs
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: אֹות Sense: sign, signal.
תְנַכֵּֽרוּ	do you know
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: נָכַר Sense: to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard.

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