Job 20:10

Job 20:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
• New International Version (NIV)His children must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will give back his wealth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His children will seek the favor of the poor, And his hands will restore his wealth.

Context of Job 20:10

8He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night. 9The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more. His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth. 11His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust. 12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,

Job 20:10 word by word

בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝יָדָ֗יו תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה אוֹנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• wealthאוֹן'ôn · strengthH202

Cross-references for Job 20:10

• Proverbs 28:3A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
• Psalms 109:10Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek [their bread] far from their desolate places;
• Job 20:18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
• Exodus 12:36And Jehovah had given the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they gave to them; and they spoiled the Egyptians.
• Exodus 22:1If a man steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it, he shall restore five oxen for the ox, and four sheep for the sheep.
• Exodus 9:2For if thou refuse to let them go, and shalt retain them still,
• 2 Samuel 12:6and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
• Proverbs 6:31and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
• Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return [him] fourfold.

Commentaries on Job 20:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10His children shall seek to please the poor - They shall be reduced to the lowest degree of poverty and want, so as to be obliged to become servants to the poor. Cursed be Ham, a servant of servants shall he be. There are cases where the poor actually serve the poor; and this is the lowest or most abject state of poverty. His hands shall restore their goods - He shall be obliged to restore the goods that he has taken by violence. Mr. Good translates: His…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10His children shall seek to please the poor - Margin, or, “the poor shall oppress his children.” The idea in the Hebrew seems to be, that his sons shall be reduced to the humiliating condition of asking the aid of the most needy and abject. Instead of being in a situation to assist others, and to indulge in a liberal hospitality, they themselves shall be reduced to the necessity of applying to the poor for the means of subsistence. There is great strength…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Riches stolen do not provide benefits that last because they obtain them in a dishonest way (20:18–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. seek to please--"Atone to the poor" (by restoring the property of which they had been robbed by the father) [De Wette]. Better than English Version, "The children" are reduced to the humiliating condition of "seeking the favor of those very poor," whom the father had oppressed. But Umbreit translates as Margin. his hands--rather, "their (the children's) hands." their goods--the goods of the poor. Righteous retribution! (Ex 20:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 20:10

• Hypocrisy
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Rain
• Short
• Goods
• 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