Job 20:28

When God punishes [MTY] people, all the possessions in the wicked people’s houses will be carried away by a flood.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

In Context

27The angels in heaven [MTY] will reveal the sins that those wicked people have committed, and people on earth will stand up and testify against them.

29That is what will happen to wicked people like you; that is what God has decided will happen to them.”

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Cross References

2 Kings 20:17There will be a time when everything that is still in your palace, all the valuable things that were put there by you and your ancestors, will be carried away to Babylon. There will be nothing left here! That is what Yahweh says to you

Job 20:10Their children will be forced to return the valuable things that those children stole from poor people [DOU].

Job 21:30that wicked people usually do not suffer at the time when there are great disasters; that wicked people are the ones who are rescued when God is angry and punishes people [MTY]?

Job 31:12My committing adultery would produce in me a fire like [MET] the fire that burns people in hell, and it would burn up everything that I own.

Zephaniah 1:18At the time that Yahweh shows that he is very angry with you, you will not be able to save yourselves by giving silver or gold to your enemies. Because Yahweh ◄is very jealous/does not want people to worship any other god►, he will send a fire to burn up the entire world, and he will suddenly get rid of all the wicked people who live on the earth.

James 5:1Now I have something to say to the rich people who do not believe in Christ and who ◄ oppress you/cause you to suffer►. Listen to me, you rich people! You should weep and wail loudly [DOU] because you will experience terrible troubles [PRS]!

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 →

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