Job 21:19-21

New Living Translation

¹⁹“‘Well,’ you say, ‘at least God will punish their children!’
    But I say he should punish the ones who sin,
    so that they understand his judgment.
²⁰Let them see their destruction with their own eyes.
    Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty.
²¹For they will not care what happens to their family
    after they are dead.

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Job 21:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹God stores up their iniquity to repay their children;
    making them^[a] repay so that they may be aware.
²⁰Their own eyes will see their destruction;
    and they’ll drink the wrath of the Almighty.
²¹What will they care for their household after them,
    when the number of his months comes to an end?”

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Footnotes

Job 21:19 Lit. him

Job 21:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’^(A)
    Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!^(B)
²⁰Let their own eyes see their destruction;^(C)
    let them drink^(D) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.^(E)
²¹For what do they care about the families they leave behind^(F)
    when their allotted months^(G) come to an end?^(H)