Job 20:20-29
1599 Geneva Bible
20 Surely he shall feel no quietness in his body, neither shall he reserve of that which he desired.
21 There shall none of his [a]meat be left: therefore none shall hope for his goods.
22 When he shall be filled with his abundance, he shall be in pain, and the hand [b]of all the wicked shall assail him.
23 He shall be about to fill his belly, but God shall send upon him his fierce wrath, [c]and shall cause to rain upon him, even upon his meat.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapons, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 The arrow is drawn out, and cometh forth of the [d]body, and shineth of his gall, so fear cometh upon him.
26 [e]All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: the fire that is not [f]blown shall devour him, and that which remaineth in his tabernacle shall be destroyed.
27 The heaven shall declare his wickedness, and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The [g]increase of his house shall go away: it shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29 This is the portion of the wicked man from [h]God, and the heritage that he shall have of God, for his [i]words.
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- Job 20:21 He shall leave nothing to his posterity.
- Job 20:22 The wicked shall never be in rest: for one wicked man shall seek to destroy another.
- Job 20:23 Some read, upon his flesh, alluding to Job, whose flesh was smitten with a scab.
- Job 20:25 Some read, of the quiver.
- Job 20:26 All fear and sorrow shall light upon him, when he thinketh to escape.
- Job 20:26 That is, fire from heaven, or the fire of God’s wrath.
- Job 20:28 Meaning, the children of the wicked shall flow away like rivers, and be dispersed in divers places.
- Job 20:29 Thus God will plague the wicked.
- Job 20:29 Against God, thinking to excuse himself, and to escape God’s hand.
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