Key Verse Spotlight
Job 21:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know {it}. {his iniquity: that is, the punishment of his iniquity}”
Job 21:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and {how oft} cometh their destruction upon them! {God} distributeth sorrows in his anger. {candle: or, lamp}
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. {carrieth: Heb. stealeth}
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know {it}. {his iniquity: that is, the punishment of his iniquity}
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
For what pleasure {hath} he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
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