Job 20:26
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
- KJV
- All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
- WEB
- All darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him. It will consume that which is left in his tent.
- ASV
- All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown [by man] shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
- DARBY
- All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.
- BLB
- Complete darkness is hidden for his treasuring; a fire [that is] not fanned will consume him, the remnant in his tent will be devoured.
- ÅB
- Alt mørke er oppspart for hans vel gjemte skatter; en ild som intet menneske puster til, fortærer ham; den spiser det som er igjen i hans telt.
- OTB
- Fullstendig mørke er reservert for hans skatter;
en ild som ikke er blåst opp vil fortære ham
og sluke det som er igjen i hans telt. - B1930
- Alt mørke er opspart for hans vel gjemte skatter; en ild som intet menneske puster til, fortærer ham; den eter det som er igjen i hans telt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 21:9
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Read in contextPsalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:33
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Read in contextMatthew 3:12
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:22
And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
Read in contextJob 18:5–6
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Read in contextJob 18:18–19
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:20–22
Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
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