Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
Quotes around Verses      |
 Job 20:1 |
Then Zophar the Naamathite [fn]answered, |
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Job 20:2 |
"Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me [fn]respond, Even because of my [fn]inward agitation. |
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Job 20:3 |
"I listened to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer. |
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Job 20:4 |
"Do you know this from of old, From the establishment of man on earth, |
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Job 20:5 |
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary? |
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Job 20:6 |
"Though his loftiness [fn]reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds, |
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Job 20:7 |
He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?' |
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Job 20:8 |
"He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away. |
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Job 20:9 |
"The eye which saw him sees him no longer, And his place no longer beholds him. |
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Job 20:10 |
"His sons [fn]favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth. |
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Job 20:11 |
"His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him [fn]in the dust. |
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Job 20:12 |
"Though evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue, |
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Job 20:13 |
Though he [fn]desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his [fn]mouth, |
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Job 20:14 |
Yet his food in his stomach is changed To the [fn]venom of cobras within him. |
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Job 20:15 |
"He swallows riches, But will vomit them up; God will expel them from his belly. |
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Job 20:16 |
"He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him. |
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Job 20:17 |
"He does not look at the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds. |
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Job 20:18 |
"He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them. |
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Job 20:19 |
"For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built. |
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Job 20:20 |
"Because he knew no quiet [fn]within him, He does not retain anything he desires. |
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Job 20:21 |
"Nothing remains [fn]for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure. |
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Job 20:22 |
"In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him. |
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Job 20:23 |
"When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it on him [fn]while he is eating. |
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Job 20:24 |
"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him. |
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Job 20:25 |
"It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glittering point from his gall. Terrors come upon him, |
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Job 20:26 |
Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent. |
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Job 20:27 |
"The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him. |
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Job 20:28 |
"The increase of his house will depart; His possessions will flow away in the day of His anger. |
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Job 20:29 |
"This is the wicked man's portion from God, Even the heritage decreed to him by God." |
NASB Footnotes:
- (20:1) Literally: answered and said
- (20:2) Literally: return
- (20:2) Literally: haste within me
- (20:6) Literally: goes up to
- (20:10) Or, seek the favor of
- (20:11) Literally: on
- (20:13) Literally: has compassion on
- (20:13) Literally: palate
- (20:14) Literally: gall
- (20:20) Literally: in his belly
- (20:21) Or, of what he devours
- (20:23) Or, as his food
