Job 27:19
He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.
20Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Cross References
Job 7:8The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; while Thine eyes are upon me, I am gone.
Job 14:10But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?
Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Job 21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
Job 24:24They are exalted for a little while, and they are gone; yea, they are brought low, they are gathered in as all others, and wither as the tops of the ears of corn.
Psalms 58:9(58-10) Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.
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 →