- Do you detect sarcasm in Job 21:2?
- What does Job insinuate by “you may mock” in Job 21:3?
- To whom is Job’s complaint directed if not to a man (Job 21:4)?
- To what does Job refer to in Job 21:5-6?
- What are the manifestations of the wicked person’s propensity (Job 21:7-13)? How does Job contradict his friends in these verses?
- What is the offense of the wicked as Job sees it (Job 21:14-15)?
- What does he imply by “their happiness is not their own doing” (Job 21:16)?
- Why is the second half of Job 21:16 in parenthesis?
- How does Job contradict his friends in Job 21:17?
- How does Job contradict his friends in Job 21:19-21?
- What is the force of Job’s remarks in Job 21:22-26?
- What is the evidence of the wayfarers to which Job refers in Job 21:29? How does he contradict his friends here?
- What is Job saying about the funeral of the wicked (Job 21:30-33)?
- How have Job’s friends failed him thus far (Job 21:34)?
Author
-
Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).
View all posts