Job 27:14
If his sons should happen to increase, they will be for the sword, and his grandsons will not be satisfied with bread.
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In The King James Version
In Context
15Whatever will remain of him will be buried in the ruins, and his widows will not weep.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:41You will conceive sons and daughters, and you will not enjoy them. For they will be led into captivity.
2 Kings 9:7And you shall strike down the house of Ahab, your lord. And I will avenge the blood of my servants, the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, from the hand of Jezebel.
Esther 5:11And he explained to them the greatness of his riches, and the influence of his sons, and how, with such glory, the king had elevated him above all his rulers and servants.
Esther 9:6so much so that even in Susa they executed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Haman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, and their names are these:
Job 15:22He does not believe that it is possible for him to be turned from darkness into the light, for he sees around him the sword on every side.
Job 21:11Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children jump around playfully.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23
Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →