Job 21:30

Is reserved. Heb. yechasek, from chasak, “to withhold” (see Gen. 20:6; 22:12, 16). The word is sometimes translated “to spare” (see 2 Kings 5:20; Ps. 78:50). The sentence seems to mean that the wicked are spared the troubles of this present life in view of the judgment to come, when they will receive their punishment. This observation is in harmony with the statement of Peter (2 Peter 2:9).

To the day of destruction. Some translate this, “in the day of destruction.” “To the day of wrath” they translate, “in the day of wrath.” This is done with some straining of the meaning of the Hebrew preposition le, which properly means “to” or “for.” The change is made in an attempt to bring the statements of this verse into harmony with the context, for it is felt that Job is still emphasizing the fact that the wicked escape trouble.