Job 20:9
The eye that hath scanned him, shall not do it again, neither, any more, shall his place behold him:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
In Context
10His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth.
Cross References
Job 7:8Nor shall see me—the eye that used to behold me, Thine eyes, are upon me, and I am not.
Job 8:18If one destroy him out of his place, then will it disown him [saying] —I have not seen thee.
Job 27:3All the while my inspiration is in me, and the spirit of GOD is in my nostrils,
Psalms 37:36Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
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 →