Job 20:17
15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
- KJV
- He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
- WEB
- He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.
- ASV
- He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.
- DARBY
- He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.
- BLB
- He shall not look on streams, [or] rivers [with] torrents of honey and cream.
- ÅB
- Han skal ikke få se bekker, elver av honning og elver av melk.
- OTB
- Han vil ikke se på bekkene,
elvene som flyter med honning og fløte. - B1930
- Han skal ikke få se bekker, elver av honning og elver av melk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:13–14
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
Read in contextJob 29:6
when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
Read in contextLuke 16:24
So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
Read in context2 Kings 7:2
But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
Read in contextIsaiah 7:22
and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
Read in contextPsalms 36:8–9
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
Read in contextIsaiah 7:15
By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
Read in context2 Samuel 17:29
honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
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