Job 20:10

Job 20:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
• New International Version (NIV)His children must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will give back his wealth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His children will seek the favor of the poor, And his hands will restore his wealth.

Context of Job 20:10

8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 11His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

Job 20:10 word by word

בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝יָדָ֗יו תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה אוֹנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• His childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall seek to pleaseרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• the poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• and his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• shall restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• their goodsאוֹן'ôn · strengthH202

Cross-references for Job 20:10

• Proverbs 28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
• Psalms 109:10Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
• Job 20:18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
• Exodus 12:36And Yhwh gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
• Exodus 22:1If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
• Exodus 9:2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
• 2 Samuel 12:6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
• Proverbs 6:31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
• Luke 19:8And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

Commentaries on Job 20:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10His children shall seek to please the poor - They shall be reduced to the lowest degree of poverty and want, so as to be obliged to become servants to the poor. Cursed be Ham, a servant of servants shall he be. There are cases where the poor actually serve the poor; and this is the lowest or most abject state of poverty. His hands shall restore their goods - He shall be obliged to restore the goods that he has taken by violence. Mr. Good translates: His…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10His children shall seek to please the poor - Margin, or, “the poor shall oppress his children.” The idea in the Hebrew seems to be, that his sons shall be reduced to the humiliating condition of asking the aid of the most needy and abject. Instead of being in a situation to assist others, and to indulge in a liberal hospitality, they themselves shall be reduced to the necessity of applying to the poor for the means of subsistence. There is great strength…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Riches stolen do not provide benefits that last because they obtain them in a dishonest way (20:18–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. seek to please--"Atone to the poor" (by restoring the property of which they had been robbed by the father) [De Wette]. Better than English Version, "The children" are reduced to the humiliating condition of "seeking the favor of those very poor," whom the father had oppressed. But Umbreit translates as Margin. his hands--rather, "their (the children's) hands." their goods--the goods of the poor. Righteous retribution! (Ex 20:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 20:10

• Hypocrisy
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Rain
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• 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