Job 27:19
The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Brenton Septuagint
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
18And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
20Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
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 14:10But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.
Job 20:5But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:
Job 21:23One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;
Job 24:24For his exaltation has hurt many; but he has withered as mallows in the heat, or as an ear of corn falling off of itself from the stalk.
Psalms 58:9But thou, Lord, wilt laugh them to scorn; thou wilt utterly set at nought all the heathen.
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 →