Job 20:28
The increase of his house shall vanish, melting away in the day of his anger.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and, the earth, be rising up against him:
Cross References
2 Kings 20:17Lo! days are coming, when all that is in thine house, and that thy fathers have treasured up, unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon,—nothing shall be left, saith Yahweh;
Job 20:10His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth.
Job 21:30That, to the day of calamity, is the wicked reserved, to the day of indignant visitation, are they led.
Job 31:12Surely, a fire, had that been, which, unto destruction, would have consumed, and, of all mine increase, had it torn up the root.
Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor yet their gold, shall be able to deliver them, in the day of the indignation of Yahweh, but, in the fire of his jealousy, shall the whole earth be consumed; For, a destruction, surely a terrible one, will he make, with all them who dwell in the earth.
James 5:1Come now! ye wealthy! Weep ye, howling, for your hardships which are coming upon you:
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 →