Job 20:21

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 hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build. 20Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired. Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure. 22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him. 23It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.

Job 20:21 word by word

אֵין־שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• thereforeכֵּןkên · rightH3651
• prosperityטוּבţûb · goodnessH2898

Cross-references for Job 20:21

• Job 18:19He hath neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining in the places of his sojourn.
• Jeremiah 17:11[As] the partridge sitteth on [eggs] it hath not laid, [so] is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
• Luke 16:24And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering 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

Topics related to Job 20:21

• Poor
• 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