Job 21:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?

Young's Literal Translation
Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

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

Hebrew
Why
מַדּ֣וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason?

do the wicked
רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

live on,
יִחְי֑וּ (yiḥ·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

growing old
עָ֝תְק֗וּ (‘ā·ṯə·qū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6275: To remove, to grow old, to transcribe

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

increasing
גָּ֥בְרוּ (gā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolently

in power?
חָֽיִל׃ (ḥā·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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