Job 22:20
18 But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
21 Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
- KJV
- Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
- WEB
- saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed their remnant.’
- ASV
- [Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
- DARBY
- Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?
- BLB
- ‘Surely our adversaries cut off, and fire consumes their excess.’
- ÅB
- Sannelig, våre fiender er tilintetgjort, og ild har fortært deres overflod.
- OTB
- ‘Sannelig er våre motstandere avskåret,
og ild fortærer deres rikdom.’ - B1930
- Sannelig, våre fiender er tilintetgjort, og ild har fortært deres overflod.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 1:16
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
Read in contextGenesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
Read in context2 Peter 2:6–7
if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
Read in contextJob 20:26
Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
Read in contextJob 15:5–6
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
Read in contextJob 20:18–19
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
Read in contextLuke 17:29–30
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
Read in contextLuke 13:1–5
At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
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