Job 27:20
18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
- KJV
- Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
- WEB
- Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.
- ASV
- Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
- DARBY
- Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night.
- BLB
- Terrors overwhelm him like waters; in the night a tempest steals him away.
- ÅB
- Som en vannflom innhenter redsler ham, om natten fører en storm ham bort.
- OTB
- Redsel overtar ham som en flom;
En storm feier ham bort om natten. - B1930
- Som en vannflom innhenter redsler ham, om natten fører en storm ham bort.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 15:21
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
Read in contextJob 18:11
Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Read in context2 Kings 19:35
And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
Read in contextExodus 12:29
Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
Read in contextJob 21:18
Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?
Read in contextJob 20:23
When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
Read in contextDaniel 5:30
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
Read in contextPsalms 18:4
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
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