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Job 21:7

Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

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מַדּ֣וּעַmaduawhyמַדּוּעַparticle, interrogative — “why”H4069what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?how, wherefore, why.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִחְי֑וּyichyvliveחָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “live”, an unfinished actionH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.עָ֝תְק֗וּateqvremoveעָתַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “remove”, a completed actionH6275to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribecopy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.גָּ֥בְרוּgavervbe greatגָּבַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be great”, a completed actionH1396to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolentlyexceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.חָֽיִלchayilarmyחַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

Young’s Literal Translation

Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

World English Bible

“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?

Darby Translation

Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?

Douay-Rheims

Why then do the wicked live, are they advanced, and strengthened with riches?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wherefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διὰ τί ἀσεβεῖς ζῶσι, πεπαλαίωνται δὲ καὶ ἐν πλούτῳ;