Tree of Life Version
Job 20:19
19For he has oppressed and abandoned the poor. He has seized a house 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 King James Version (NKJV)For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
Context of Job 20:19
17He will not look at streams, rivers flowing with honey and butter. 18He gives back what he toiled for without swallowing it; he will not enjoy the riches of his trade. For 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. 21Nothing remains for him to devour; therefore his prosperity will not last.
Read all of Job 20Job 20:19 word by word
כִּֽי־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 20:19
- Job 21:27“Behold, I know your thoughts, the schemes by which you wrong me.
- Job 22:6For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.
- Job 24:2Some remove the boundary-stones; they steal flocks and pasture them.
- Job 31:13“If I have denied justice to my male or female servant when they disputed with me,
- Job 35:9“Because of a multitude of oppressions, they cry out; they cry for help because of the power of the mighty.
- 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Witness against me before Adonai and before His anointed. Whose ox have I taken or whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded or whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to look the other way? I will restore it to you.”
- Psalms 10:18You vindicate the orphan and oppressed, so that man, who is earthly, may terrify no more.
- Psalms 12:5They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”
- Proverbs 14:31The one who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor person because he is poor, nor crush the needy at the gate,
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed, but they have no comforter. Power is in the hand of their oppressors, but they had no comforter.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8Though the profit of the land is taken by all, a king is served by the fields.
- Ezekiel 22:29“The people of the land have oppressively blackmailed, plundered in robbery, wronged the poor and needy and abused the outsider unjustly.
- Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on Samaria’s hill, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters: “Bring, so we may drink.”
- James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor person. Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
- James 5:4Behold, the wages of the workers who mowed your fields—which you kept back by fraud—are crying out against you. And the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
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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