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Job 21 General Notes
Structure and formatting
The ULB sets the lines of this chapter farther to the right on the page than the rest of the text because it is a poem. This chapter is Job's response to Zophar. It is also a response to all three of his friends in general.
Special concepts in this chapter
####Ancestor's sin In the ancient Near East, it was common to believe that a person could be punished because of the sins of their fathers and ancestors. It was seen as the punishment of a god. While a father's sin may have consequences for their children, Yahweh does not punish people because of their father's sin. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
####Rhetorical questions Job uses many different rhetorical questions in this chapter in order to try to convince Zophar that he is wrong. These questions help to build Job's argument. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)