Job 20:9
The eye has looked upon him, but shall not see him again; and his place shall no longer perceive him.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
In Context
8Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; and he has fled like a vision of the night.
10Let his inferiors destroy his children, and let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow.
Cross References
Job 7:8The eye of him that sees me shall not see me again: thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more.
Job 8:18If God should destroy him, his place shall deny him. Hast thou not seen such things,
Job 27:3verily, while my breath is yet in me, and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
Matthew Henry on Job 20:2-10
Second Address of Zophar; Destruction of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto… Read the whole commentary →