Job 20:14

What does Job 20:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 20:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

His food becomes bitter in his stomach; the poison of snakes is inside him.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps <FI>is<Fi> in his heart.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

His bread in his belly shall be turned into the gall of asps within him,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

His food is turned in his bowels; it is the gall of asps within him.

Context

v.13Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

v.14This passage

v.15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly.

Cross references

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

  • Proverbs 23:29

    Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

  • Malachi 2:2

    If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

  • Proverbs 1:31

    Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

  • Romans 3:13

    Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

  • 2 Samuel 11:2

    And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

  • Psalms 32:3

    When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.

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