Job 21:30 Meaning and Explanation
“That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The travelers' testimony, Job says, is that the wicked are spared now but reserved for a coming day of destruction and wrath.
What Does Job 21:30 Mean?
Here is the answer Job draws from wider experience. Far from being destroyed at once, the wicked are often 'reserved,' held back from present judgment, and brought forth only to a future day of destruction and wrath. Their reckoning is real but deferred.
This verse lifts the whole debate toward its true horizon. Justice is not always visible today; it is appointed for a day yet to come. Scripture confirms that a day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God awaits. This both answers Job's friends and steadies the suffering believer: the apparent immunity of the wicked is not the end of the story but a postponement until the day God has fixed.
Job 21:30 in the Original Language
ebrah (עֶבְרָה), 'wrath' -- overflowing fury, here the outpoured judgment reserved for the appointed day.
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What does Job 21:30 mean?
The travelers' testimony, Job says, is that the wicked are spared now but reserved for a coming day of destruction and wrath.