God’s Word Translation
Job 20:27
27Heaven exposes his sin. Earth rises up against him.
Job 20:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
- New International Version (NIV)The heavens will expose his guilt; the earth will rise up against him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him.
Context of Job 20:27
25He pulls it out, and it comes out of his back. The glittering point comes out of his gallbladder. “Terrors come quickly to the godless person: 26Total darkness waits in hiding for his treasure. A fire that no one fans will burn him. Whatever is left in his tent will be devoured. Heaven exposes his sin. Earth rises up against him. 28A flood will sweep away his house, a flash flood on the day of his anger. 29This is the reward God gives to the wicked person, the inheritance God has appointed for him.”
Read all of Job 20Job 20:27 word by word
יְגַלּ֣וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם עֲוֹנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֶ֗רֶץ מִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥ה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 20:27
- Psalms 44:20If we forgot the name of our God or stretched out our hands to pray to another god,
- Jeremiah 29:23They have done shameful things in Israel. They committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and spoke lies in my name. I didn’t command them to do this. I know what they have done. I’m a witness, declares the Lord.
- Malachi 3:5“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Luke 12:2Nothing has been covered that will not be exposed. Whatever is secret will be made known.
- Romans 2:16This happens as they face the day when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge people’s secret thoughts. He will use the Good News that I am spreading to make that judgment.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore, don’t judge anything before the appointed time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will also bring to light what is hidden in the dark and reveal people’s motives. Then each person will receive praise from God.
- Job 16:18“Earth, don’t cover my blood. Don’t ever let my cry ⌞for justice⌟ be stopped.
- Job 18:18He will be driven from the light into the dark and chased out of the world.
- Isaiah 26:21The Lord is going to come out from his dwelling place to punish those who live on earth for their sins. The earth will uncover the blood shed on it and will no longer cover up its dead bodies.
Commentaries on Job 20:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him - Another allusion, if I mistake not, to the destruction of Korah and his company. The heaven revealed their iniquity; God declared out of heaven his judgment of their rebellion. "And the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation;" Numbers 16:20, etc. And then the earth rose up against them. "The ground clave asunder that was under them, and the earth opened her mouth…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27The heaven shall reveal his iniquity - The meaning here is, that the whole creation would conspire against such a man. Heaven and earth would be arrayed against him. The course of events would be so ordered as to seem designed to bring his character out, and to show what he was. He would attempt to conceal his sin, but it would be in vain. He would hide it in his bosom, but it would be developed. He would put on the air of piety and innocence, but his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-29Verses 23-29 Zophar, having described the vexations which attend wicked practices, shows their ruin from God's wrath. There is no fence against this, but in Christ, who is the only Covert from the storm and tempest, Is 32:2. Zophar concludes, "This is the portion of a wicked man from God;" it is allotted him. Never was any doctrine better explained, or worse applied, than this by Zophar, who intended to prove Job a hypocrite. Let us receive the good…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The heavens … will rise up: Compare Deuteronomy 4:26; 30:19; 31:28.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. All creation is at enmity with him, and proclaims his guilt, which he would fain conceal.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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