Job 21:19
God layeth up [the punishment of] his iniquity for his children; he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it]:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
In Context
18Do they become as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the fury of the Almighty.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If thou doest well, will not [thy countenance] look up [with confidence]? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Numbers 14:18Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in goodness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and fourth [generation].
Deuteronomy 32:41If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
Job 22:24And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
Psalms 109:9Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;
Isaiah 53:4Surely *he* hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; and we, we did regard him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Matthew Henry on Job 21:18-27
Certain Punishments of the Wicked; Divine Sovereignty. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,… Read the whole commentary →