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Job 21:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. "
Job 21:12
Verse in Context
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Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
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Job 21:1
"But Job answered and said,"
Job 21:2
"Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations."
Job 21:3
"Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on."
Job 21:4
"As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?"
Job 21:5
"Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth."
Job 21:6
"Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh."
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