Job 20:21
Nothing escaped his devouring greed,—For this cause, shall his prosperity not continue:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
In Context
20Surely he hath known no peace in his inmost mind,—With his dearest thing, shall he not get away:
22When his abundance is gone, he shall be in straits, All the power of distress, shall come upon him.
Cross References
Job 18:19Let him have neither scion nor seed among his people, neither any survivor in his place of sojourn:
Isaiah 5:9In mine ears, [said] Yahweh of hosts,—Verily, houses in abundance, shall become, a desolation, Large and fair, without inhabitant;
Amos 3:10Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
Luke 16:24And, he, calling out, said—Father Abraham! have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue,—because I am in anguish in this flame.
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 →