Job 27:19
The rich man, shall lie down, and not do it again, his eyes, hath he opened, and then is not.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
In Context
18He hath built, like a moth, his house,—like a hut, which a watcher hath made.
20There shall reach him—like waters—terrors, By night, a storm-wind hath stolen him away;
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 14:10Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?
Job 20:5That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?
Job 21:23This, man dieth, in the very perfection of his prosperity, wholly tranquil and secure;
Job 24:24They are exalted a little, and are not, Yea having been laid low, like all men, are they gathered, Even as the top of an ear of corn, do they hang down.
Psalms 58:9Before your kettles can perceive the [kindled] bramble, Be he green or be he withered, he shall be swept away.
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 →