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Job 20:18

Judgment

16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.

17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

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BSB
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
KJV
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
WEB
He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.
ASV
That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
DARBY
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
BLB
He will return his gain and not consume it; he will not rejoice from the wealth of his exchange.
ÅB
Han må gi tilbake det han har tjent, og får ikke nyte det; meget gods har han vunnet, men han får liten glede av det.
OTB
Han vil gi tilbake det han arbeidet for og ikke fortære det;
han vil ikke nyte rikdommen fra sin handel.
B1930
Han må gi tilbake det han har tjent, og får ikke nyte det; meget gods har han vunnet, men han får liten glede av det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 20:10

    His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

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  • Job 20:15

    He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

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  • Jeremiah 22:13

    Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

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  • Proverbs 1:12

    Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

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  • Jeremiah 51:44

    And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

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  • Jeremiah 11:15–16

    What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

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  • Job 31:29

    If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

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  • Job 20:5

    That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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