Job 21:19
Eloah layeth up his iniquity for his banim; 1 He payeth him back, and he shall know it. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
In Context
18They are as straw before the ruach, 1 and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 1
20His eyes shall see his destruction, 1 and he shall drink of the wrath of Shaddai. 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If thou doest right, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not right, chattat is lurking at the petach. And unto thee shall be its teshukah (desire), and thou must rule over it.
Numbers 14:18Hashem is slow of anger, and of rav chesed, forgiving avon and peysha, and by no means exonerating the guilty, visiting the avon of the avot upon the banim unto the third and fourth generation.
Deuteronomy 32:41If I sharpen My glittering cherev, 1 and Mine hand take hold on mishpat; 1 I will render nakam (vengeance) to Mine enemies, 1 and will reward them that hate Me. 1
Job 22:24Then shalt thou lay up gold as aphar, 1 and that of Ophir as the tzur of the brooks. 1
Psalms 109:9Let his banim be yetomim, 1 and his isha an almanah. 1
Isaiah 53:4Surely he hath borne our sufferings, 1 and nasah (carried) + 53:4 Lv 16:22; Isa 53:12 our sorrows; 1 yet we did esteem him stricken, + 53:4 i.e., like a leper is stricken 1 smitten of G-d, + 53:4 See Dt 21:23 and afflicted. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 21:18-27
Certain Punishments of the Wicked; Divine Sovereignty. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,… Read the whole commentary →