Job 20:21
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.
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
- KJV
- There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
- WEB
- There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure.
- ASV
- There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
- DARBY
- Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
- BLB
- There is no remnant for him to eat; [and] upon thus his prosperity will not endure.
- ÅB
- Det var intet som undgikk hans grådighet; derfor varer ikke hans lykke.
- OTB
- Ingenting blir igjen for ham å fortære;
derfor vil hans velstand ikke vare. - B1930
- Det var intet som undgikk hans grådighet; derfor varer ikke hans lykke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 17:11
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Read in contextJob 18:19
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
Read in contextJob 15:29
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
Read in contextLuke 16:24–25
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
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