Job 21:17
How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? Disaster comes upon them as calamities God apportions in his anger.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
KJV1611 – Modern English
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out! And how often does their destruction come upon them! God distributes sorrows in His anger.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
How oft is it that the lamp{H5216} of the wicked{H7563} is put out?{H1846} That their calamity{H343} cometh{H935} upon them? That [God] distributeth{H2505} sorrows{H2256} in his anger?{H639}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
How oft is the candle{H5216} of the wicked{H7563} put out{H1846}{(H8799)}! and how oft cometh{H935}{(H8799)} their destruction{H343} upon them! God distributeth{H2505}{(H8762)} sorrows{H2256} in his anger{H639}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
How oft shal the candle of ye wicked be put out? how oft commeth their destruccion vpon them? O what sorowe shall God geue them for their parte in his wrath?
Geneva Bible (1560)
How oft shal the candle of the wicked be put out? and their destruction come vpon them? he wil deuide their liues in his wrath.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
How oft shall the candell of the wicked be put out, and their destruction come vpon them? O what sorowe shall God geue them for their part in his wrath?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes on them? That God distributes sorrows in his anger?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.
American Standard Version (1901)
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That `God' distributeth sorrows in his anger?
American Standard Version (1901)
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
World English Bible (2000)
"How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
Referenced Verses
- Job 18:5-6 : 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the flame of his fire will not shine. 6 The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.
- Job 18:18 : 18 He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.
- Ps 32:10 : 10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but the steadfast love of the Lord surrounds those who trust in him.
- Ps 90:7-9 : 7 We are consumed by your anger, and terrified by your wrath. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a sigh.
- Prov 13:9 : 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
- Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.
- Prov 24:20 : 20 For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
- Matt 25:8 : 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
- Luke 12:46 : 46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
- Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does what is evil, first for the Jew, then also for the Gentile.
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