Job 20:19
For he hath oppressed—hath forsaken the poor, A house, hath he seized, which he cannot rebuild.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
18In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult!
20Surely he hath known no peace in his inmost mind,—With his dearest thing, shall he not get away:
Cross References
1 Samuel 12:3Behold me! testify against me, before Yahweh, and before his Anointed—Whose, ox, have I taken? or whose, ass, have I taken? or whom have I oppressed? Whom have I crushed? or at whose, hands, have I taken a bribe, to cover up mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it unto you.
Job 18:15There shall dwell in his tent, what is naught-of-his, Let brimstone be strewed over his dwelling;
Job 22:6Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off:
Job 31:13If I refused the right of my servant, or my handmaid, when they contended with me,
Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions, [men] make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty;
Psalms 12:5Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say,—I will place [him] in safety—let him puff at him!
Matthew Henry on Job 20:11-23
Misery of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: 14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again:… Read the whole commentary →