Job 20:21
Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
In Context
20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
Cross References
Job 18:19He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
Isaiah 5:9I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
Amos 3:10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
Matthew Henry on Job 20:11-23
Misery of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: 14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again:… Read the whole commentary →