New King James Version
Job 20:19
19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
Job 20:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
- New International Version (NIV)For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he did not build.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute. They foreclosed on their homes.
Context of Job 20:19
17He will not see the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and cream. 18He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment. For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, He has violently seized a house which he did not build. 20“Because he knows no quietness in his heart, He will not save anything he desires. 21Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last.
Read all of Job 20Job 20:19 word by word
כִּֽי־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 20:19
- Job 21:27“Look, I know your thoughts, And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
- Job 22:6For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
- Job 24:2“Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them;
- Job 31:13“If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me,
- Job 35:9“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
- 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
- Psalms 10:18To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.
- Psalms 12:5“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
- Proverbs 14:31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, But they have no comforter— On the side of their oppressors there is power, But they have no comforter.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
- Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger.
- Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, Who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!”
- James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?
- James 5:4Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
Commentaries on Job 20:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19He hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor - Literally, He hath broken in pieces the forsaken of the poor; דלים עזב רצץ כי ki ritstsats azab dallim . The poor have fled from famine, and left their children behind them; and this hard-hearted wretch, meaning Job all the while, has suffered them to perish, when he might have saved them alive. He hath violently taken away a house which he builded not - Or rather, He hath thrown down a house, and hath not…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Because he hath oppressed - Margin, “crushed.” Such is the Hebrew. And forsaken the poor - He has plundered them, and then forsaken them - as robbers do. The meaning is, that he had done this by his oppressive manner of dealing, and then left them to suffer and pine in want. He hath violently taken away an house which he builded not - That is, by overreaching and harsh dealings he has come in possession of dwellings which he did not build, or purchase in…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. 1919. oppressed--whereas he ought to have espoused their cause (2Ch 16:10). forsaken--left helpless. house--thus leaving the poor without shelter (Is 5:8; Mi 2:2).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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