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Young's Literal Translation

Job 21:29

Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Self-Righteousness;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Wickedness;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Greatness of God;   Hypocrisy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Suffering;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Wealth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Job, Book of;   Token;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Have you never consulted those who travel the roads?Don’t you accept their reports?
Hebrew Names Version
Haven't you asked wayfaring men? Don't you know their evidences,
King James Version
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
English Standard Version
Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony
New Century Version
Have you never asked those who travel? Have you never listened to their stories?
New English Translation
Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts—
Amplified Bible
"Have you not asked those who travel this way, And do you not recognize their witness?
New American Standard Bible
"Have you not asked travelers, And do you not examine their evidence?
World English Bible
Haven't you asked wayfaring men? Don't you know their evidences,
Geneva Bible (1587)
May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Have you not asked those who pass by along the way,And do you not recognize their witness?
Berean Standard Bible
Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?
Contemporary English Version
Everyone, near and far, agrees
Complete Jewish Bible
Haven't you ever questioned travelers? Don't you accept their testimony
Darby Translation
Have ye not asked the wayfarers? and do ye not regard their tokens:
Easy-to-Read Version
"Surely you have talked with travelers. Surely you will accept their stories.
George Lamsa Translation
Have you not asked those who pass by the way? And do you not recognize their tokens?
Good News Translation
Haven't you talked with people who travel? Don't you know the reports they bring back?
Lexham English Bible
Do you not ask those traveling the roads, and do you not take notice of their accounts?
Literal Translation
Did you not ask those who pass along the highway; and do you not know their signs?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Axe eny man that goeth by the waye, and (yf ye will not regarde their tokens & dedes) he shal tell you,
American Standard Version
Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,
Bible in Basic English
Have you not put the question to the travellers, and do you not take note of their experience?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,
King James Version (1611)
Haue ye not asked them that goe by the way? and doe ye not know their tokens?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Haue ye not asked them that go by the way? Doubtlesse ye cannot denie their tokens,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
English Revised Version
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Axe ye ech of `the weie goeris; and ye schulen knowe, that he vndurstondith these same thingis,
Update Bible Version
Have you not asked wayfaring men? And do you not know their evidences,
Webster's Bible Translation
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
New King James Version
Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs?
New Living Translation
But ask those who have been around, and they will tell you the truth.
New Life Bible
Have you not asked those who travel this way? Do you listen to what they say?
New Revised Standard
Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Have ye not asked the passers-by in the way? And, their signs, can ye not recognise?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Ask any one of them that go by the way, and you shall perceive that he knoweth these same things.
Revised Standard Version
Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness?

Contextual Overview

27 Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully. 28 For ye say, `Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent -- The tabernacles of the wicked?' 29 Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know? 30 That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought. 31 Who doth declare to his face his way? And [for] that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him? 32 And he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept. 33 Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering. 34 And how do ye comfort me [with] vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

go by: Psalms 129:8

Reciprocal: Job 12:7 - But ask

Cross-References

Genesis 33:8
And he saith, `What to thee [is] all this camp which I have met?' and he saith, `To find grace in the eyes of my lord.'
Exodus 12:26
and it hath come to pass when your sons say unto you, What [is] this service ye have?
1 Samuel 15:14
And Samuel saith, `And what [is] the noise of this flock in mine ears -- and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Have ye not asked them that go by the way?.... Did you not ask every traveller you met with on the road the above question? not which was the way to Job's house, which they knew very well, but in what condition that and his sons were? or what was the case of him and his family? and what was his character? or what was thought of him now since his unhappy circumstances?

and do ye not know their tokens? by which it might be known in what a plight he and his family were, and what were the marks, signs, and characters they gave of him: "have ye not asked?" c. the sense seems to be this, that if they had not asked, they might and should have asked of travellers the above things relating to himself and family, and then they would not have needed to put the above question about his house and tabernacles or, if they had inquired of his character of any travellers, they would have given them it, that he was a generous hospitable man, a man truly good, strictly just and upright, and not the wicked man and the hypocrite as they had traduced him; for Job's house had been open to strangers and travellers, and he was well known by them, and they were ready to give him a good character, see

Job 31:32; or, if they had inquired of them concerning the stately houses and palaces of wicked men that had lived in times past, whether there were any of them standing; they could have told them they were, and where they were, and given them such signs and tokens, and such proof and evidence of them they could not deny; and indeed, if they had been inquired of about the thing in controversy between Job and his friends, concerning the prosperity of the wicked, and the afflictions of the godly, as they by travelling became acquainted with persons and things, and made their observations on them, they could have easily pointed out instances of wicked men living and dying in prosperous circumstances, and of good men being greatly afflicted and distressed, if not all their days, yet great part of them; and they could have given such plain signs and tokens, and such clear and manifest proofs of those things, as could not have been gainsaid: and this may be understood of travellers in a spiritual sense, and who are the best judges of such a case, and are travellers through the wilderness of this world, and pass through many tribulations in it; and, being bound for another and better country, an heavenly one, are pilgrims, strangers, and sojourners here; have no abiding, but are passing on in the paths of faith, truth, and holiness, till they come to the heavenly Canaan; if any of those who are yet on the road, and especially if such could be come at who have finished their travels, and the question be put to them, they would all unite in this doctrine, which Abraham, the spiritual traveller, is represented delivering to the rich wicked man in hell; that wicked men have their good things in this life, and good men their evil things, Luke 16:25; and particularly would agree in saying what follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? - Travelers, who have passed into other countries, and who have had an opportunity of making observations, and of learning the opinions of those residing there. The idea of Job is, that they might have learned from such travelers that such people were “reserved” for future destruction, and that calamity did not immediately overtake them. Information was obtained in ancient times by careful observation, and by traveling, and they who had gone into other countries would be highly regarded concerning point like this. They could speak of what they had observed of the actual dealings of God there, and of the sentiments of sages there. The idea is, that “they” would confirm the truth of what Job had said, that the wicked were often prosperous and happy.

And do ye not know their tokens - The signs, or intimations which they have given of the actual state of things in other countries, perhaps by the inscriptions, records, and proverbs, by which they had “signified” the result of their inquiries.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 21:29. Have ye not asked them that go by the way? — This appears to be Job's answer. Consult travellers who have gone through different countries; and they will tell you that they have seen both examples - the wicked in great prosperity in some instances, while suddenly destroyed in others. See at the end of the chapter. Job 21:34.

Do ye not know their tokens — Mr. Good translates the whole verse thus: "Surely thou canst never have inquired of men of travel; or thou couldst not have been ignorant of their tokens. Hadst thou made proper inquiries, thou wouldst have heard of their awful end in a thousand instances. And also of their prosperity." See at the end of this chapter. Job 21:34.


 
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