Job 21:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They spend(יְכַלּ֣וּ
(ye·chal·lu)
1086: to become old, wear outa prim. root
their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑ם
(ye·mei·hem;)
3117: daya prim. root
in prosperity,בַטֹּ֣וב
(vat·to·vv)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
And suddenlyוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע
(u·ve·re·ga)
7281: a momentfrom raga
they go downיֵחָֽתּוּ׃
(ye·chat·tu.)
5181: to go down, descenda prim. root
to Sheol.שְׁאֹ֣ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
They spend
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

balah  (baw-law')
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) -- consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
their days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
in wealth
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
and in a moment
rega`  (reh'-gah)
a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time; instant, moment, space, suddenly.
go down
chathath  (khaw-thath')
to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear

nachath  (naw-khath')
to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down -- be broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.
to the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.

King James Bible
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

International Standard Version
They grow old in prosperity, as they descend peacefully into the afterlife.

NET Bible
They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They spend their days in happiness, and they go peacefully to the grave.

King James 2000 Bible
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
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