Job 18:20

What does Job 18:20 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 18:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before were affrighted.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before were affrighted.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

At his fate those of the west are shocked, and those of the east are overcome with fear.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

At this day westerns have been astonished And easterns have taken fright.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, and horror shall fall upon them that went before.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before [them] were affrighted.

Context

v.19He shall have neither son nor son’s son among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.

v.20This passage

v.21Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 137:7

    Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.

  • Luke 19:44

    and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

  • Jeremiah 18:16

    to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

  • Job 2:12

    And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

  • Psalms 37:13

    The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.

  • Job 19:13

    He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

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