Job 20

Berean Standard Bible

Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked

1Then ZopharH6691 the NaamathiteH5284 H559 repliedH6030:

2“SoH3651 my anxious thoughtsH5587 compel me to answerH7725,becauseH5668 of the turmoilH2363 within me.3I have heardH8085 H7307 a rebukeH4148 that insults meH3639,and my understandingH998 prompts a replyH6030.

4Do you not knowH3045 thatH2063 fromH4480 antiquityH5703,sinceH4480 manH120 was placedH7760 onH5921 the earthH776,5 the triumphH7445 of the wickedH7563 has been briefH7138and the joyH8057 of the godlessH2611 momentaryH5704 H7281?6ThoughH518 his arroganceH7863 reachesH5927 the heavensH8064,and his headH7218 touchesH5060 the cloudsH5645,7he will perishH6 foreverH5331, like his own dungH1561;those who had seen himH7200 will askH559, ‘Where is heH335?’8He will fly awayH5774 like a dreamH2472, neverH3808 to be foundH4672;he will be chased awayH5074 like a visionH2384 in the nightH3915.9The eyeH5869 that saw himH7805 will see him noH3808 moreH3254,and his placeH4725 will noH3808 longerH5750 behold himH7789.10His sonsH1121 will seek the favorH7521 of the poorH1800,for his own handsH3027 must returnH7725 his wealthH202.11The youthful vigorH5934 that fillsH4390 his bonesH6106will lie downH7901 with himH5973 inH5921 the dustH6083.

12ThoughH518 evilH7451 is sweetH4985 in his mouthH6310and he concealsH3582 it underH8478 his tongueH3956,13though he cannot bearH2550 H5921 H3808 to let it goH5800and keepsH4513 it inH8432 his mouthH2441,14yet in his stomachH4578 his foodH3899 soursH2015into the venomH4846 of cobrasH6620 within himH7130.15He swallowsH1104 wealthH2428 but vomits it outH6958;GodH410 will force itH3423 from his stomachH990.16He will suckH3243 the poisonH7219 of cobrasH6620;the fangsH3956 of a viperH660 will kill himH2026.17He will notH408 enjoyH7200 the streamsH6390,the riversH5104 flowing withH5158 honeyH1706 and creamH2529.18He must returnH7725 the fruit of his laborH3022 withoutH3808 consuming itH1104;he cannotH3808 enjoyH5965 the profitsH2428 of his tradingH8545.19ForH3588 he has oppressedH7533 and forsakenH5800 the poorH1800;he has seizedH1497 housesH1004 he did notH3808 buildH1129.

20BecauseH3588 his appetiteH990 is neverH3808 satisfiedH3045 H7961,he cannotH3808 escapeH4422 with his treasureH2530.21NothingH369 is leftH8300 for him to consumeH398;thusH5921 H3651 his prosperityH2898 will notH3808 endureH2342.22In the midstH4390 of his plentyH5607, he will be distressedH3334;the fullH3605 forceH3027 of miseryH6001 will come upon himH935.23When heH1961 has filledH4390 his stomachH990,God will ventH7971 His furyH2740 H639 upon him,raining it downH4305 on himH5921 as he eatsH3894.24Though he fleesH1272 from an ironH1270 weaponH5402,a bronze-tippedH5154 arrowH7198 will pierce himH2498.25It is drawnH8025 out ofH3318 his backH1465,the gleaming pointH1300 from his liverH4846.1TerrorsH367 comeH1980 over himH5921.26TotalH3605 darknessH2822 is reservedH2934 for his treasuresH6845.A fireH784 unfannedH3808 H5301 H3415 will consume himH398and devour what is leftH8300 in his tentH168.27The heavensH8064 will exposeH1540 his iniquityH5771,and the earthH776 will rise upH6965 against him.28The possessionsH2981 of his houseH1004 will be removedH1540,flowing awayH5064 on the dayH3117 of God’s wrathH639.

29ThisH2088 is the wickedH7563 man’sH120 portionH2506 from GodH430,the inheritanceH5159 GodH410 has appointed himH561.”