Job 27:20
Pains have come upon him as water, 1 And darkness has carried him away by night. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
In Context
19The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: 1 He has opened his eyes, and he is not. 1
Cross References
2 Kings 19:35And it came to pass at night that the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and they rose early in the morning, and, behold, these were all dead corpses.
Job 18:11Let pains destroy him round about, 1 And let many enemies come about him, 1
Job 20:23If by any means he would fill his belly, 1 Let God send upon him the fury of wrath; 1 Let him bring a torrent of pains upon him. 1
Job 22:16Who were seized before their time: 1 Their foundations are as an overflowing stream. 1
Psalms 18:4There are no speeches or words, 1 In which their voices are not heard. 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 →