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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves. Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.

Context of Job 20:21

19For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build. 20“Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure. Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure. 22In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full force of misery will come upon him. 23When he has filled his belly, God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blows on him.

Job 20:21 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• There shall none of his meatאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400
• be leftשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• therefore shall no man lookחִילchûl chîyl · be firmH2342
• for his goodsטוּבţûb · goodnessH2898

Cross-references for Job 20:21

• Job 18:19He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.
• Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.
• Luke 16:24So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity 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 fire.’

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