Job 20:18

Job 20:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment.

Context of Job 20:18

16He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper’s tongue shall slay him. 17He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter. That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice. 19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up. 20Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

Job 20:18 word by word

מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃Read the interlinear

• restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• swallowבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104

Cross-references for Job 20:18

• Job 20:10His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.
• Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
• Proverbs 1:12Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;
• Jeremiah 51:34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out.
• Lamentations 2:16All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee; They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
• Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
• Amos 8:4Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
• Job 31:25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
• Isaiah 24:7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh.
• Jeremiah 11:15What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
• Jeremiah 22:13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;
• Ezekiel 7:12The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
• Hosea 9:1Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, departing from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor.
• James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

Commentaries on Job 20:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18That which he laboureth for shall he restore - I prefer here the reading of the Arabic, which is also supported by the Syriac, and is much nearer to the Hebrew text than the common version. He shall return to labor, but he shall not eat; he shall toil, and not be permitted to enjoy the fruit of his labor. The whole of this verse Mr. Good thus translates: - "To labor shall he return, but he shall not eat. A dearth his recompense: yea, nothing shall he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18That which he laboured for shall he restore - This means that he shall give back the profit of his labor. He shall not be permitted to enjoy it or to consume it. And shall not swallow it down - Shall not enjoy it; shall not eat it. He shall be obliged to give it to others. According to his substance shall the restitution be - literally, according to Gesenius, “As a possession to be restored in which one rejoices not.” The sense is, that all that he has is…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. 1818. Image from food which is taken away from one before he can swallow it. restitution--(So Pr 6:31). The parallelism favors the English Version rather than the translation of Gesenius, "As a possession to be restored in which he rejoices not." he shall not rejoice--His enjoyment of his ill-gotten gains shall then be at an end (Job 20:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 20:18

• Creditor
• Debtor
• Hypocrisy
• Restitution
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Rain
• Short
• Zophar

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