Job 27:14

If his sons be multiplied, they shall be for the sword, and his grandsons shall not be filled with bread.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

In Context

13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

15They that shall remain of him, shall be buried in death, and his widows shall not weep.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:41Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, and shalt not enjoy them: because they shall be led into captivity.

2 Kings 9:7And thou shalt cut off the house of Achab thy master, and I will revenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord at the hand of Jezabel.

Esther 5:11And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.

Esther 9:6Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these:

Job 15:22He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.

Job 21:11Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance and play.

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 →

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