KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Job 21:13 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “They spend” | יְבַלּ֣וּ | To fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) | spend |
| “their days” | יְמֵיהֶ֑ם | A 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 associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
| “in wealth,” | בַטּ֣וֹב | Good (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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | wealth |
| “and in a moment” | וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע | A wink (of the eyes), i.e., a very short space of time | moment |
| “go down” | יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ | To sink, i.e., descend; causatively, to press or lead down | go down |
| “to the grave.” | שְׁא֣וֹל | Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates | grave |
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11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
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