Job 27:14
If his children be multiplied, for them, [there is] the sword, and, his offspring, shall not be filled with bread;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15His survivors, by pestilence, shall come to the grave, and, his widows, shall not weep;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:41Sons and daughters, shalt thou beget, and they shall not be thine, for they shall go into captivity.
2 Kings 9:7and thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy lord,—so will I avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, at the hand of Jezebel;
Esther 5:11and Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children,—and all the things wherein the king had promoted him to power, and how he had advanced him, above the rulers and the servants of the king.
Esther 9:6Yea, in Shusan the palace, did the Jews slay and destroy five hundred men.
Job 15:22He hath no confidence to come back out of darkness, he, being destined to the power oft the sword;
Job 21:11They send forth—like a flock—their young ones, and, their children, skip about for joy;
Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23
Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →