Job 20:27

The heavens will reveal his sinfulness, and the earth will rise up against him.

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In The King James Version

The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.

In Context

26All darkness has been hidden in his secrecy. A fire that has not been set will devour him; he will be thrown down and forsaken in his tabernacle.

28The offspring of his house will be exposed; he will be pulled down in the day of God’s wrath.

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Cross References

Job 16:18These things I have endured without iniquity in my hand, while I held pure prayers before God.

Jeremiah 29:23For they have acted foolishly in Israel, and they have committed adultery with the wives of their friends, and they have spoken lying words in my name, which I did not command them. I am the Judge and the Witness, says the Lord.

Luke 12:2For there is nothing covered, which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden, which will not be known.

1 Corinthians 4:5And so, do not choose to judge before the time, until the Lord returns. He will illuminate the hidden things of the darkness, and he will make manifest the decisions of hearts. And then each one shall have praise from God.

Matthew Henry on Job 20:24-29

23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity;… Read the whole commentary →

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