Job 27:20
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
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
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Read in contextJob 18:11
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
Read in context2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Read in contextExodus 12:29
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Read in contextJob 21:18
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
Read in contextJob 20:23
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.
Read in contextDaniel 5:30
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
Read in contextPsalms 18:4
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
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