Job 20:9

The eye has looked upon him, but shall not see him again; 1 And his place shall no longer perceive him. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

In Context

8Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; 1 And he has fled like a vision of the night. 1

10Let his inferiors destroy his children, 1 And let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow. 1

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Cross References

Job 7:8The eye of him that sees me shall not see me again: 1 Thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more. 1

Job 8:18If God should destroy him, his place shall deny him. 1 Hast thou not seen such things, 1

Job 27:3Verily, while my breath is yet in me, 1 And the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils, 1

Matthew Henry on Job 20:2-10

Second Address of Zophar; Destruction of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto… Read the whole commentary →

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