Job 4:8

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, 1 and sow amal (trouble), reap the same. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

In Context

7Consider now, who ever perished, being naki (innocent)? 1 Or where were the yesharim (upright ones) cut off? 1

9By the neshamah (breath) of Eloah they perish, 1 and by the ruach of His nostrils are they consumed. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 7:14He hath also prepared for Him the instruments of mavet; 1 He ordaineth His flaming khitzim (arrows). 1

Psalms 7:16He makes a pit, and digs it, 1 and is fallen into the shachat (pit) which he made. 1

Jeremiah 4:18Thy derech and thy deeds 1 have brought these things upon thee; 1 this is thy wickedness, 1 how mar (bitter) it is, 1 for it hath touched upon thine lev. 1

Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in tzedakah, 1 reap in chesed; 1 break up your fallow ground; 1 for it is time to seek Hashem, 1 till He come and rain tzedek upon you. 1

2 Corinthians 9:6Note this: the one sowing sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one sowing for a bracha of bounty will also reap a bracha of bounty. + 9:6 Prov 11:24,25; 22:9

Matthew Henry on Job 4:8-12

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. Eliphaz here advances another argument to prove… Read the whole commentary →

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