Job 21:7-9

⁷“Why do the wicked prosper, growing old and powerful?a

⁸They live to see their children grow up and settle down, and they enjoy their grandchildren.

⁹Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them.

In Job 21, Job delivers his most pointed response yet to Zophar and the friends' relentless argument that suffering proves guilt and prosperity proves righteousness. With devastating clarity, Job insists that the wicked often thrive all their days, dying in comfort while the righ

References· Job 21

a: v.7 — Psalms 73:3-12, Job 12:6, Psalms 37:35, Jeremiah 12:1-3, Psalms 17:10, Habakkuk 1:13, Daniel 4:17, Revelation 17:2-4, Revelation 13:2-7, Habakkuk 1:15-16
b: v.15 — Exodus 5:2, Job 34:9, Malachi 1:13-14, Isaiah 30:11, Proverbs 30:9, Psalms 12:4, Hosea 13:6, Job 35:3, Isaiah 45:19, Matthew 7:7

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