Job 27:19
When he falls asleep, the rich man will leave him with nothing; he will open his eyes and find nothing.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
In Context
18He has built his house like a moth, and he has made a makeshift shelter like a sentry.
20Destitution will surround him like water; a storm will overwhelm him in the night.
Cross References
Job 7:8Neither will the sight of man gaze upon me; your eyes are upon me, and I will not endure.
Job 14:10Truly, when a man dies, and has been left unprotected, and has decayed, I ask you where is he?
Job 20:5that the praise of the impious shall be short, and the joy of the hypocrite lasts only a moment.
Job 21:23This one dies strong and healthy, rich and happy.
Job 24:24They are lifted up for a little while, but they will not continue, and they will be brought low, just like all things, and they will be taken away, and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed.
Psalms 58:9And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
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 →