Tree of Life Version
Job 20:18
18He gives back what he toiled for without swallowing it; he will not enjoy the riches of his trade.
Job 20:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That 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.
- New International Version (NIV)What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment.
Context of Job 20:18
16He sucks the poison of serpents; fangs of a viper kill him. 17He will not look at streams, rivers flowing with honey and butter. He gives back what he toiled for without swallowing it; he will not enjoy the riches of his trade. 19For he has oppressed and abandoned the poor. He has seized a house he did not build. 20For he knows no satisfaction from his greed, he cannot save himself by his desires.
Read all of Job 20Job 20:18 word by word
מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 20:18
- Job 20:10His children must recompense the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
- Job 20:5that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
- Proverbs 1:12Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol— still healthy, as they go down to the Pit!
- Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me, crushed me, set me aside like an empty dish, swallowed me up like a dragon, filled his belly with my delicacies, rinsed me away.”
- Lamentations 2:16All your enemies opened their mouth wide against you; they hissed and gnashed their teeth, and say, “We have swallowed her up! Surely this is the day we have waited for; we have lived to see it!”
- Hosea 8:7“For they sow wind, and reap a whirlwind. There is no mature grain— the sprout yields no meal. Should it produce anything, strangers would swallow it up.
- Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the poor, destroying the afflicted of the land
- Job 31:25if I rejoiced because of my great wealth or because of the abundance my hand acquired,
- Isaiah 24:7The new wine fails, the vine wilts, all the merry-hearted sigh.
- Jeremiah 11:15“What is My beloved doing in My House as she does evil schemes with many? Can holy meat prevent your disaster? So you may rejoice?
- Jeremiah 22:13Oy to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his roof-chambers by injustice, that makes his neighbor work without pay, never giving him his wages,
- Ezekiel 7:12The time has come—the day draws near. The buyer will not rejoice, the seller will not play the mourner, for wrath is on the entire crowd.
- Hosea 9:1Do not rejoice, O Israel, do not celebrate like the peoples— for so you have gone whoring away from your God. You have loved a prostitute’s pay, on every grain-threshing-floor.
- James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!
Commentaries on Job 20:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18That which he laboureth for shall he restore - I prefer here the reading of the Arabic, which is also supported by the Syriac, and is much nearer to the Hebrew text than the common version. He shall return to labor, but he shall not eat; he shall toil, and not be permitted to enjoy the fruit of his labor. The whole of this verse Mr. Good thus translates: - "To labor shall he return, but he shall not eat. A dearth his recompense: yea, nothing shall he…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18That which he laboured for shall he restore - This means that he shall give back the profit of his labor. He shall not be permitted to enjoy it or to consume it. And shall not swallow it down - Shall not enjoy it; shall not eat it. He shall be obliged to give it to others. According to his substance shall the restitution be - literally, according to Gesenius, “As a possession to be restored in which one rejoices not.” The sense is, that all that he has is…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. 1818. Image from food which is taken away from one before he can swallow it. restitution--(So Pr 6:31). The parallelism favors the English Version rather than the translation of Gesenius, "As a possession to be restored in which he rejoices not." he shall not rejoice--His enjoyment of his ill-gotten gains shall then be at an end (Job 20:5).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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