Job 15:20
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
19to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
Cross References
Genesis 4:14Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:18-35
17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth… Read the whole commentary →