Amplified Bible
Job 20:21
21There is nothing left of what he devoured; Therefore his prosperity does not endure.
Job 20:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
- New International Version (NIV)Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There was nothing left after he had eaten; therefore his prosperity will not endure.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last.
Context of Job 20:21
19For he has oppressed and neglected the poor; He has violently taken away houses which he did not build. 20“Because he knew no quietness or calm within him [because of his greed], He does not retain anything he desires. There is nothing left of what he devoured; Therefore his prosperity does not endure. 22In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side]. 23When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
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אֵין־שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 20:21
- Job 18:19He has no offspring or prosperity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned.
- Jeremiah 17:11Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust. It will be lost to him before his days are over, And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
- Luke 16:24And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in severe agony in this flame.’
Commentaries on Job 20:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21There shall none of his meat be left - Coverdale translates thus: He devoured so gredily, that he left nothinge behynde, therefore his goodes shal not prospere. He shall be stripped of every thing.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21“There shall none of his meat be left Margin, “or, be none left for his meat.” Noyes renders it, “Because nothing escaped his greatness.” Prof. Lee, “no surviver shall remain for his provision.” But the meaning, probably, is, nothing shall remain of his food, or it shall all be wasted, or dissipated. Therefore, shall no man look for his goods - Or rather, his goods or his property shall not endure. But a great variety of interpretations has been given to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hiding it and keeping it under his tongue, denotes concealment of his beloved lust, and delight therein. But He who knows what is in the heart, knows what is under the tongue, and will discover it. The love of the world, and of the wealth of it, also is wickedness, and man sets his heart upon these…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. look for--rather, "because his goods," that is, prosperity shall have no endurance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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