Job 20:29
Such is the portion of the wicked man from God, And the inheritance appointed for him by the Almighty.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
In Context
28The substance of his house shall disappear; It shall flow away in the day of His wrath.
Cross References
Job 22:20“Truly our adversary is destroyed, And fire hath consumed his abundance!”
Job 31:2For what is the portion appointed by God from above, And the inheritance allotted by the Almighty from on high?
Jeremiah 13:25This is thy lot, The portion measured out for thee by me, saith Jehovah, Because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
Matthew 24:51and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew Henry on Job 20:24-29
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity;… Read the whole commentary →