Job 20:23
21 Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
22 In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
24 Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
25 It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
- ASV
- When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
- DARBY
- It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.
- BLB
- It will come to pass at the filling of his belly, that [God] will send forth against him the burning of His anger, and will rain upon him into his bowels.
- ÅB
- For å fylle hans buk sender Gud sin brennende vrede mot ham og lar sin mat regne på ham.
- OTB
- Når han har fylt sin mage, vil Gud slippe løs sin voldsomme vrede over ham
og regne den ned mens han spiser. - B1930
- For å fylle hans buk sender Gud sin brennende vrede mot ham og lar sin mat regne på ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 78:30–31
Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
Read in contextNumbers 11:33
But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
Read in contextMalachi 2:2
If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.
Read in contextPsalms 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Read in contextIsaiah 21:4
My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
Read in contextLuke 12:17–20
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
Read in contextExodus 9:23
So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
Read in contextGenesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
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