1. Job 21:12 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 21:12 (Summary)

Job 21:12 (ESV)

12 They sing to the tambourine and the lyre and rejoice to the sound of the pipe.

Job’s friends are convinced that the wicked spend their lives in anxiety and fear (Job 15:20–24; Job 18:11). But Job sees godless families singing and celebrating.

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