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Job 21:12 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe. "
Job 21:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
10 Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don’t miscarry.
11 They send out their little ones like a flock. Their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
13 They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.
14 They tell God, ‘Depart from us, for we don’t want to know about your ways.
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Job 21:1
"Then Job answered,"
Job 21:2
"“Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation."
Job 21:3
"Allow me, and I also will speak. After I have spoken, mock on."
Job 21:4
"As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?"
Job 21:5
"Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth."
Job 21:6
"When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh."
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