Job 27:14

And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: 1 And if they grow up, they shall beg. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

In Context

13This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, 1 And the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty. 1

15And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, 1 And no one shall pity their widows. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:41Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, and they shall not be thine, for they shall depart into captivity.

2 Kings 9:7And thou shalt utterly destroy the house of Ahab thy master from before me, and shalt avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel,

Job 15:22Let him not trust that he shall return from darkness, 1 For he has been already made over to the power of the sword. 1

Job 21:11And they remain as an unfailing flock, 1 And their children play before them, 1 Taking up the psaltery and harp; 1

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 →

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