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Job 27:13-23
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Job 27:13-23
New International Version
13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,
the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:(A)
14 However many his children,(B) their fate is the sword;(C)
his offspring will never have enough to eat.(D)
15 The plague will bury those who survive him,
and their widows will not weep for them.(E)
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(F)
and clothes like piles of clay,(G)
17 what he lays up(H) the righteous will wear,(I)
and the innocent will divide his silver.(J)
18 The house(K) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(L)
like a hut(M) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(N)
when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(O)
20 Terrors(P) overtake him like a flood;(Q)
a tempest snatches him away in the night.(R)
21 The east wind(S) carries him off, and he is gone;(T)
it sweeps him out of his place.(U)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(V)
as he flees headlong(W) from its power.(X)
23 It claps its hands(Y) in derision
and hisses him out of his place.”(Z)
Job 27:13-23
King James Version
Job 27:13-23
King James Version
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
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.
20 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.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
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Job 15:20-35
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Job 15:20-35
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20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment,(A)
the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.(B)
21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(C)
when all seems well, marauders attack him.(D)
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;(E)
he is marked for the sword.(F)
23 He wanders about(G) for food like a vulture;(H)
he knows the day of darkness(I) is at hand.(J)
24 Distress and anguish(K) fill him with terror;(L)
troubles overwhelm him, like a king(M) poised to attack,
25 because he shakes his fist(N) at God
and vaunts himself against the Almighty,(O)
26 defiantly charging against him
with a thick, strong shield.(P)
27 “Though his face is covered with fat
and his waist bulges with flesh,(Q)
28 he will inhabit ruined towns
and houses where no one lives,(R)
houses crumbling to rubble.(S)
29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,(T)
nor will his possessions spread over the land.(U)
30 He will not escape the darkness;(V)
a flame(W) will wither his shoots,(X)
and the breath of God’s mouth(Y) will carry him away.(Z)
31 Let him not deceive(AA) himself by trusting what is worthless,(AB)
for he will get nothing in return.(AC)
32 Before his time(AD) he will wither,(AE)
and his branches will not flourish.(AF)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(AG)
like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(AH)
34 For the company of the godless(AI) will be barren,
and fire will consume(AJ) the tents of those who love bribes.(AK)
35 They conceive trouble(AL) and give birth to evil;(AM)
their womb fashions deceit.”
Job 15:20-35
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Job 15:20-35
King James Version
20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
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Job 18:5-21
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Job 18:5-21
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5 “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(A)
the flame of his fire stops burning.(B)
6 The light in his tent(C) becomes dark;(D)
the lamp beside him goes out.(E)
7 The vigor(F) of his step is weakened;(G)
his own schemes(H) throw him down.(I)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;(J)
he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare(K) holds him fast.(L)
10 A noose(M) is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap(N) lies in his path.(O)
11 Terrors(P) startle him on every side(Q)
and dog(R) his every step.
12 Calamity(S) is hungry(T) for him;
disaster(U) is ready for him when he falls.(V)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(W)
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(X)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(Y)
and marched off to the king(Z) of terrors.(AA)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AB)
burning sulfur(AC) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AD)
and his branches wither above.(AE)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AF)
he has no name(AG) in the land.(AH)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AI)
and is banished(AJ) from the world.(AK)
19 He has no offspring(AL) or descendants(AM) among his people,
no survivor(AN) where once he lived.(AO)
20 People of the west are appalled(AP) at his fate;(AQ)
those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AR) of an evil man;(AS)
such is the place(AT) of one who does not know God.”(AU)
Footnotes
- Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
Job 18:5-21
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Job 18:5-21
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5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
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Job 20:5-29
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Job 20:5-29
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5 that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)
6 Though the pride(D) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(E)
and his head touches the clouds,(F)
7 he will perish forever,(G) like his own dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(H)
8 Like a dream(I) he flies away,(J) no more to be found,
banished(K) like a vision of the night.(L)
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on him no more.(M)
10 His children(N) must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.(O)
11 The youthful vigor(P) that fills his bones(Q)
will lie with him in the dust.(R)
12 “Though evil(S) is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,(T)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,(U)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(V)
it will become the venom of serpents(W) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(X) he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit(Y) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(Z) of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.(AA)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(AB) flowing with honey(AC) and cream.(AD)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(AE)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(AF)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(AG) and left them destitute;(AH)
he has seized houses(AI) he did not build.
20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(AJ)
he cannot save himself by his treasure.(AK)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.(AL)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(AM)
the full force of misery will come upon him.(AN)
23 When he has filled his belly,(AO)
God will vent his burning anger(AP) against him
and rain down his blows on him.(AQ)
24 Though he flees(AR) from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(AS)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(AT) will come over him;(AU)
26 total darkness(AV) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(AW) unfanned will consume him(AX)
and devour what is left in his tent.(AY)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.(AZ)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(BA)
rushing waters[a] on the day of God’s wrath.(BB)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed for them by God.”(BC)
Footnotes
- Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away
Job 20:5-29
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Job 20:5-29
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5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
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.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
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Job 21:7-33
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Job 21:7-33
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7 Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?(A)
8 They see their children established around them,
their offspring before their eyes.(B)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;(C)
the rod of God is not on them.(D)
10 Their bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.(E)
11 They send forth their children as a flock;(F)
their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(G)
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(H)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(I)
and go down to the grave(J) in peace.[a](K)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(L)
We have no desire to know your ways.(M)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(N)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(O)
17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(P)
How often does calamity(Q) come upon them,
the fate God allots in his anger?(R)
18 How often are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff(S) swept away(T) by a gale?(U)
19 It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’(V)
Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!(W)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction;(X)
let them drink(Y) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.(Z)
21 For what do they care about the families they leave behind(AA)
when their allotted months(AB) come to an end?(AC)
22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(AD)
since he judges even the highest?(AE)
23 One person dies in full vigor,(AF)
completely secure and at ease,(AG)
24 well nourished(AH) in body,[b]
bones(AI) rich with marrow.(AJ)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(AK)
never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(AL)
and worms(AM) cover them both.(AN)
27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.
28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(AO)
the tents where the wicked lived?’(AP)
29 Have you never questioned those who travel?
Have you paid no regard to their accounts—
30 that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity,(AQ)
that they are delivered from[c] the day of wrath?(AR)
31 Who denounces their conduct to their face?
Who repays them for what they have done?(AS)
32 They are carried to the grave,
and watch is kept over their tombs.(AT)
33 The soil in the valley is sweet to them;(AU)
everyone follows after them,
and a countless throng goes[d] before them.(AV)
Job 21:7-33
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Job 21:7-33
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7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
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