Job 27:19
The rich man lieth down, and is not buried; In the twinkling of an eye he is no more.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
In Context
18He buildeth his house like the moth, Or like the shed which the watchman maketh.
20Terrors pursue him like a flood; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Cross References
Job 7:8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more; Thine eyes shall look for me, but I shall not be.
Job 14:10But man dieth, and he is gone! Man expireth, and where is he?
Job 20:5The triumphing of the wicked hath been short, And the joy of the impious but for a moment?
Job 21:23One dieth in the fulness of his prosperity, Being wholly at ease and quiet;
Job 24:24They are exalted;—in a little while they are gone! They are brought low, and die, like all others; And like the topmost ears of corn are they cut off.
Psalms 58:9Before your pots feel the heat of the thorns, Whether fresh, or burning, may they be blown away!
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 →