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 they oppressed the poor and left them destitute. They foreclosed on their homes. 20They were always greedy and never satisfied. Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about. Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves. Therefore, their prosperity will not endure. 22“In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble and be overcome by misery. 23May God give them a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon them.

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 18:19They will have neither children nor grandchildren, nor any survivor in the place where they lived.
• Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid, so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; in the end, they will become poor old fools.
• Luke 16:24“The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’

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