New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 27:13-23

13“This is 1the portion of a wicked person from God, And the inheritance which 2tyrants receive from the Almighty:14Though his sons are many, 3they are destined 4for the sword; And his 5descendants will not be satisfied with bread.15His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And 6their 7widows will not be able to weep.16Though he piles up silver like dust, And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,17He may prepare it, 8but the righteous will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.18He has built his 9house like the 10spider’s web, Or a hut which the watchman has made.19He lies down rich, but never 11again; He opens his eyes, and 12it no longer exists.20 13Terrors overtake him like a flood; A storm steals him away 14in the night.21The east 15wind carries him away, and he is gone; For it sweeps him 16away from his place.22For it will hurl at him 17without mercy; He will certainly try to 18flee from its 19power.23People will 20clap their hands at him, And will 21whistle at him from their places.

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Notes

1. Job 27:13 Job 20:29 ↩
2. Job 27:13 Job 15:20 ↩
3. Job 27:14 Lit the sword is for them ↩
4. Job 27:14 Job 15:22; 18:19 ↩
5. Job 27:14 Job 20:10 ↩
6. Job 27:15 As in ancient versions; Heb his ↩
7. Job 27:15 Ps 78:64 ↩
8. Job 27:17 Job 20:18-21 ↩
9. Job 27:18 Job 8:15; 18:14 ↩
10. Job 27:18 As in ancient versions; Heb moth ↩
11. Job 27:19 As in ancient versions; Heb will be gathered ↩
12. Job 27:19 Job 7:8, 21; 20:7 ↩
13. Job 27:20 Job 15:21 ↩
14. Job 27:20 Job 20:8; 34:20 ↩
15. Job 27:21 Job 21:18 ↩
16. Job 27:21 Job 7:10 ↩
17. Job 27:22 Jer 13:14; Ezek 5:11; 24:14 ↩
18. Job 27:22 Job 11:20 ↩
19. Job 27:22 Lit hand ↩
20. Job 27:23 I.e., mock and ridicule him ↩
21. Job 27:23 Job 18:18; 20:8 ↩

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