Job 20:19

Because he hath oppressed and abandoned the poor, And seized upon the house which he did not build;

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In The King James Version

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

In Context

18The fruits of his toil he shall give back, and shall not enjoy them: It is substance to be restored, and he shall not rejoice therein.

20Because he knew no rest in his bosom, He shall not save that in which he delighteth.

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Cross References

Job 18:15They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Job 22:6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother unjustly, And stripped the poor of their clothing.

Job 31:13If I have refused justice to my man-servant or maid-servant, When they had a controversy with me,

Job 35:9The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.

Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor and the sighing of the wretched, Now will I stand up, saith the LORD; I will set in safety him whom they puff at.

Matthew Henry on Job 20:11-23

Misery of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: 14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again:… Read the whole commentary →

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