Job 27:19
They go to bed rich, but never again! For when they wake up, it's all gone.
Free Bible Version
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
18They build their houses like a moth; like some flimsy shelter made by a watchman.
20Waves of panic flood over them; in the night a whirlwind snatches them away.
Cross References
Job 7:8Those watching me won't see me anymore; your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
Job 14:10But human beings die, their strength dwindles away; they perish, and where are they then?
Job 20:5that the triumph of the wicked doesn't last long, that those who reject God are only happy for a short time?
Job 21:23One person dies in good health, totally comfortable and secure.
Job 24:24Though they may be illustrious for a while, soon they are gone. They are brought down like all others, cut off like the heads of grain.
Psalms 58:9Before the cooking pot is hot from burning thorns, whether fresh or dry, God will blow them away.
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 →