Job 20:21
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
Job 20:21 in other translations
| BSB | Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure. |
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| WEB | There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure. |
| ASV | There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure. |
| YLT | There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay. |
| DARBY | Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure. |
| BBE | He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end. |
| Webster | There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. |
What does Job 20:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 20:10-22
The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hiding it and keeping it under his tongue, denotes concealment of his beloved lust, and delight therein. But He who knows what is in the heart, knows what is under the tongue, and will discover it. The love of the world, and of the wealth of it, also is wickedness, and man…
Job 20:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 20:21
- Jeremiah 17:11
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
- Job 18:19
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
- Job 15:29
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
- Luke 16:24-25
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
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Context
- Job 20:20
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
- Job 20:21
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
- Job 20:22
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Job 20:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No quedó nada que no comiese: por tanto su bien no será durable. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Rien n’a échappé à sa voracité: c’est pourquoi son bien-être ne durera pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nichts entging seiner Freßgier; darum wird sein Wohlstand nicht dauernd sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non remansit de cibo ejus, et propterea nihil permanebit de bonis ejus. |