Job 15:20
“All his days the wicked man is in pain; Yea, all the years, that are laid up for the oppressor.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19To whom alone the land was given, And among whom not a stranger wandered.
21A fearful sound is in his ears; In peace the destroyer cometh upon him.
Cross References
Job 27:13This is the portion of the wicked man from God,—The inheritance which oppressors receive from the Almighty.
Psalms 90:12Teach us so to number our days, That we may apply our hearts to wisdom!
Luke 12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
James 5:1Come now, ye rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that are coming upon you.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:18-35
17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth… Read the whole commentary →