Job 15:20
the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
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In Context
19to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed amongst them):
21A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer will come on him.
Cross References
Genesis 4:14Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.”
Job 27:13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
Psalms 90:12So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Luke 12:19I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’
James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:18-35
17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth… Read the whole commentary →