Job 20:20-29
Legacy Standard Bible
20 “Because he knew no ease within his belly,
In his covetousness, he does (A)not let anything escape.
21 Nothing remains [a]for him to devour;
Therefore (B)his prosperity does not endure.
22 In the fullness of his plenty he will be confined;
The (C)hand of everyone who is troubled will come against him.
23 So it will be that he (D)fills his belly,
And God will send His burning anger on him
And will (E)rain it on him [b]while he is eating.
24 He may (F)flee from the iron weapon,
But the bronze bow will pierce him.
25 It is drawn forth and comes out of his back,
Even the glittering point from (G)his gall;
(H)Bouts of dread come upon him.
26 Complete (I)darkness is held in reserve for his treasures;
A (J)fire unfanned will devour him;
It will consume the survivor in his tent.
27 The (K)heavens will reveal his iniquity,
And the earth will rise up against him.
28 The (L)increase of his house will depart;
His possessions will flow away (M)in the day of His anger.
29 This is the wicked man’s (N)portion from God,
Even the inheritance decreed to him by God.”
Job 20:20-29
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,[a]
he does not let anything he desires escape.
21 Nothing is left for him to consume;(A)
therefore, his prosperity will not last.
22 At the height of his success[b] distress will come to him;(B)
the full weight of misery[c] will crush him.
23 When he fills his stomach,
God will send His burning anger against him,
raining(C) it down on him while he is eating.[d]
24 If he flees from an iron weapon,
an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the flashing tip out of his liver.[e]
Terrors come over him.(D)
26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
A fire unfanned by human hands will consume(E) him;
it will feed on what is left in his tent.
27 The heavens will expose his iniquity,(F)
and the earth will rise up against him.(G)
28 The possessions in his house will be removed,
flowing away on the day of God’s anger.
29 This is the wicked man’s lot(H) from God,
the inheritance God ordained for him.
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