Job 21:20
Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
In Context
21For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
Cross References
Psalms 60:3You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
Psalms 75:9But I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
Jeremiah 25:15This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
Luke 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp double-edged sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Matthew Henry on Job 21:18-27
Certain Punishments of the Wicked; Divine Sovereignty. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,… Read the whole commentary →