Christian Standard Bible
Job 20:21
21Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last.
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 oppressed and abandoned the poor; he seized a house he did not build. 20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he does not let anything he desires escape. Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last. 22At the height of his success distress will come to him; the full weight of misery will crush him. 23When he fills his stomach, God will send his burning anger against him, raining it down on 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 children or descendants among his people, no survivor where he used to live.
- Jeremiah 17:11He who makes a fortune unjustly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. In the middle of his life his riches will abandon him, so in the end he will be a fool.
- Luke 16:24‘Father Abraham! ’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in 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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