Bible Strands
Job 36:14
They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu addresses Job and his companions, describing the fate of those who harbor resentment toward God. He speaks at the moment of divine restraint, contrasting human stubbornness with the consequences of unrepentance.
The words — תָּמֹת (ta.Mot) means "it dies," and בַּ/קְּדֵשִֽׁים (ba./ke.de.Shim) translates to "among temple prostitutes." These terms anchor the verse’s declaration of premature death.
The thread — The theme of premature death appears in Job 15:32 and Job 22:16, while the prohibition of shrine prostitution is recorded in Deuteronomy 23:17.
Why it lands — The text states that the godless perish young while engaged in pagan worship. It demands acknowledgment that divine restraint and human obstinacy jointly produce this ruin.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 23:17 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
- Job 15:32 It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
- Job 22:16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
- Psalms 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Genesis 19:5 They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”
- Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- Genesis 38:7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
- Leviticus 10:1 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
- Job 21:23 One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.