Job 21:11

What does Job 21:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 21:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance and play.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Context

v.10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

v.11This passage

v.12They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 107:41

    Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh him families like a flock.

  • Psalms 127:3

    Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

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