Job 21:8

"“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?"

Key Reflection

This verse challenges the idea that the wicked should face immediate judgment, suggesting instead that they often experience prosperity and longevity. It reflects the common human experience where evil individuals may seem to thrive or even dominate, which can perplex those who believe in divine justice.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Their seed -Their children - their posterity. Is established in their sight -Around them, where they may often see them - where they may enjoy their society. The friends of Job had maintained, with great positiveness and earnestness, that the children of wicked people would be cut off. SeeJob 18:19;Job 20:28. This position Job now directly controverts, and says that it is a fact, that so far from being cut off, they are often established in the very presence of their ungodly parents, and live and prosper.

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