Job 15:20
The wicked man labors with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
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19Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Cross References
Genesis 4:14Behold, you have driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from your face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that finds me shall slay me.
Job 27:13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take yours ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
James 5:1Go to now, all of you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:18-35
17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth… Read the whole commentary →