Job 21:10Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don't miscarry.
The setting
Ancient Uz (possibly Jordan/Saudi Arabia border). Job sits in ashes, covered in boils, watching his friends accuse him. He's listing how the wicked prosper while he suffers...
The emotion here: bitter irony while sitting in ash heap
The original word
shâkôl (שָׁכוֹל) — to miscarry, lose children, be bereaved
Why it matters
Ancient Middle Eastern wealth was measured primarily by livestock fertility and offspring
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 21:10
Job just lost all 10 of his children — he's describing the exact opposite of his reality
Common misconceptionPeople think Job is complaining about unfairness, but he's actually building a theological argument that suffering isn't always punishment for sin.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 21:10
Bible Genome reading
Job 21:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 21:10 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prosperity of the wicked, fertility. Notable phrases: bulls breed without fail; don't miscarry.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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