Job 20:10
His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
In Context
9The eye that hath scanned him, shall not do it again, neither, any more, shall his place behold him:
11His bones, are full of youthful vigour, yet, with him—in the dust, shall it lie down.
Cross References
Exodus 9:2But, if, refusing, thou art to let them go,—and still art holding them fast,
Exodus 22:1When a man stealeth an ox or a sheep, and slayeth it, or selleth it, with five of the herd, shall he make good—for the ox, or with four of the flock, for the sheep.
2 Samuel 12:6and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold,—because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity.
Job 20:18In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult!
Psalms 109:10Let his children, wander about, and beg, Let them be driven out of their ruins;
Proverbs 28:3A poor man, who oppresseth the helpless, [is like] a rain beating down, leaving no food.
Matthew Henry on Job 20:2-10
Second Address of Zophar; Destruction of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto… Read the whole commentary →