Job 27:14
If his sons multiply—a sword [is] for them. And his offspring [are] not satisfied [with] bread.
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In Context
15His remnant are buried in death, || And his widows do not weep.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:41You beget sons and daughters, but they are not with you, for they go into captivity;
2 Kings 9:7and you have struck the house of your lord Ahab, and I have required the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of YHWH, from the hand of Jezebel;
Esther 5:11and Haman recounts to them the glory of his wealth, and the abundance of his sons, and all that with which the king made him great, and with which he lifted him up above the heads and servants of the king.
Esther 9:6and in Shushan the palace the Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men;
Job 15:22He does not believe to return from darkness, || And he watches for the sword.
Job 21:11They send forth their sucklings as a flock, || And their children skip,
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 →