Job 20:26

And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

In Context

25And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.

27And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.

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Cross References

Job 18:5But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, and their flame shall not go up.

Psalms 21:9For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts. 1

Psalms 120:4Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep. 1

Isaiah 14:20As a garment defiled with blood shall not be pure, so neither shall you be pure; because you have destroyed my land, and have slain my people: you shall not endure for ever, — you an evil seed.

Matthew Henry on Job 20:24-29

23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity;… Read the whole commentary →

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