Job 20 · Verse 22

Job 20:22

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Job 20:22, King James Version

Job 20:22 in other translations

BSBIn the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
WEBIn the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery will come on him.
ASVIn the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
YLTIn the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.
DARBYIn the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
BBEEven when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.
WebsterIn the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

What does Job 20:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. shall be--rather, "he is (feeleth) straitened." The next clause explains in what respect. wicked--Rather, "the whole hand of the miserable (whom he had oppressed) cometh upon him"; namely, the sense of his having oppressed the poor, now in turn comes with all its power (hand) on him. This caused his "straitened" feeling even in prosperity.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits - This is a fine saying, and few of the menders of Job's text have been able to improve the version. It is literally true of every great, rich, wicked man; he has no God, and anxieties and perplexities torment him, notwithstanding he has his portion in this life. Every hand of the wicked shall come upon him - All kinds of misery shall be his portion. Coverdale translates: Though he had plenteousnesse of every thinge, yet was he poore; and, therefore, he is but a wretch on every syde.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Job 20:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בִּמְלֹ֣אותbim.Lotwhen is fullH4390
שִׂ֭פְקוֹSif.kovsufficiency hisH5607
יֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerit will be distressH3334
ל֑וֹloto him
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
יַ֖דyadhand ofH3027
עָמֵ֣ל'a.Mela suffererH6001
תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ\׃te.vo.'E.nuit will come to himH935

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 20:22

  • Revelation 18:7

    How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

  • Job 15:29

    He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

  • Job 18:7

    The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

  • 2 Kings 24:2

    And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

  • Psalms 39:5

    Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

  • Job 16:11

    God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

  • Job 3:17

    There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:18-20

    Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

  • Job 1:15

    And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

  • Job 1:17

    While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

  • Isaiah 10:6

    I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the fulness.
15:29; 18:7; Ps 39:5; Ec 2:18-20; Re 18:7
every hand.
1:15,17; 16:11; 2Ki 24:2; Isa 10:6
wicked. or, troublesome.
3:17

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Context

  • 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 20:23

    When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

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Job 20:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cuando fuere lleno su bastimento, tendrá angustia: las manos todas de los malvados vendrán sobre él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Dans la plénitude de son abondance, il sera dans la détresse; toutes les mains des malheureux viendront sur lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		In der Fülle seines Überflusses wird er in Bedrängnis sein; die Hand jedes Notleidenden wird über ihn kommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum satiatus fuerit, arctabitur: æstuabit, et omnis dolor irruet super eum.