Job 20:19
17 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.
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
20 Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
21 Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
- KJV
- Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
- WEB
- For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.
- ASV
- For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
- DARBY
- For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
- BLB
- For he has crushed [and] forsaken the poor; he has seized a house, and he did not build it.
- ÅB
- For han knuste småfolk og lot dem ligge der; han rante hus til seg, men får ikke bygge dem om;
- OTB
- For han har knust og forlatt de fattige;
han har tatt et hus han ikke bygde. - B1930
- For han knuste småfolk og lot dem ligge der; han rante hus til sig, men får ikke bygge dem om;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 35:9
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
Read in contextProverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
Read in contextJames 5:4
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Read in contextProverbs 22:22–23
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
Read in contextJames 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Read in contextJames 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
Read in contextJob 22:6
For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
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