The Meaning of Job 21:32 Explained

Job 21:32

KJV: Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

YLT: And he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

Darby: Yet is he carried to the graves, and watch is kept over the tomb.

ASV: Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over the tomb.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 21:32?

MEANING: What does Job 21:32 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 21:32 mean?

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What is the context of Job 21:32?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

What does Job 21:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 21:1-34 - "shall Any Teach God?"

After a brief introduction, in which he claims the right to reply, Job 21:1-6, Job brings forward a new argument. He affirms that his friends are wrong in assuming that the connection between sin and suffering is invariable. On the contrary, he urges that wicked men often spend their lives in prosperity, on the farm, in the fold, and in the home, Job 21:10-11. Sounds of joy issue from their dwellings, Job 21:12. They die without prolonged torture, Job 21:13. From the contention of his friends, Job turns to the passer-by for confirmation of his words. Surely, he says, it is a matter of common observation that some wicked men do prosper and die in peace, Job 21:29.

With Job's answer the second colloquy ends. His friends have gained nothing by their arguments, but Job has learned much by his afflictions. On the dark background of his night the Morning Star has actually begun to shine. He appeals to God with greater confidence and even finds refuge in Him; but so far, though arguing his case, he has preserved a humble and reverent attitude. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 21

¹ Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved
⁷ Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God
¹⁶ Sometimes their destruction is manifest
²¹ The happy and unhappy are alike in death
²⁷ The judgment of the wicked is in another world

What do the individual words in Job 21:32 mean?

And yet he to the grave shall be brought and over the tomb a vigil kept

וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־ גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד

וְ֭הוּא	And yet he
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
לִקְבָר֣וֹת	to the grave
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural Root: קֶבֶר Sense: grave, sepulchre, tomb.
יוּבָ֑ל	shall be brought
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָבַל Sense: to bring, lead, carry, conduct, bear along.
וְֽעַל־	and over
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
גָּדִ֥ישׁ	the tomb
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: גָּדִישׁ Sense: heap, stack, pile.
יִשְׁקֽוֹד	a vigil kept
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁקַד Sense: to wake, watch, awake, be alert.

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