Job 27:21
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
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.
23 It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
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
- The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
- KJV
- The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
- WEB
- The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.
- ASV
- The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.
- DARBY
- The east wind carrieth him away and he is gone; and as a storm it hurleth him out of his place.
- BLB
- The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; and it sweeps him from his place.
- ÅB
- Østenvinden løfter ham opp, så han farer avsted, og den blåser ham bort fra hans sted.
- OTB
- Østvinden bærer ham bort, og han forsvinner;
Den feier ham ut av hans sted. - B1930
- Østenvinden løfter ham op, så han farer avsted, og den blåser ham bort fra hans sted.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Read in contextPsalms 83:15
so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
Read in contextJob 7:10
He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.
Read in contextJob 21:18
Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?
Read in contextPsalms 58:9
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Read in contextMatthew 7:27
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
Read in contextNahum 1:3–8
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Read in contextHosea 13:15
Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
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