Job 27:20
Terrors pursue him like a flood; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
In Context
19The rich man lieth down, and is not buried; In the twinkling of an eye he is no more.
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he perisheth; Yea, it sweepeth him away from his place.
Cross References
Job 18:11Terrors affright him on every side, And harass him at his heels.
Job 20:23He shall, indeed, have wherewith to fill himself: God shall send upon him the fury of his anger, And rain it down upon him for his food.
Job 22:16Who were cut down before their time, And whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
Psalms 18:4The snares of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction filled me with dismay;
Psalms 69:14Save me from the mire, and let me not sink; May I be delivered from my enemies,—from the deep waters!
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 →