Job 20:28
What does Job 20:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 20:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The increase of his house shall depart; His goodsshall flow away in the day of his wrath.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The increase of his house shall depart; His goodsshall flow away in the day of his wrath.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Remove doth the increase of his house, Poured forth in a day of His anger.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The offspring of his house shall be exposed, he shall be pulled down in the day of God's wrath.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
- Job 20:10
His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.
- Job 21:30
That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
- Deuteronomy 28:31
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.
- 2 Kings 20:17
Behold, the days come, that all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Jehovah.
- Job 20:18
That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
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