Job 20:18New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow [it]; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy [them].
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it]: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [in it].
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— He is giving back [what] he laboured for, And doth not consume [it]; As a bulwark [is] his exchange, and he exults not.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— He shal restore the labour, and shall deuoure no more: euen according to the substance shalbe his exchange, ? he shal enioy it no more.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow [it] downe: according to his substance shall the restitution [bee], and hee shall not reioyce [therein].
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— That which he had labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; that which he had acquired by extortion he shall not enjoy;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— He has laboured unprofitably and in vain, [for] wealth of which he shall not taste: [it is] as a lean thing, unfit for food, which he cannot swallow.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein]. |
That which he laboured
y3022 [3022] Standardיָגָעyaga`{yaw-gaw'}
From H3021; earnings (as the product of toil).
for
x3022 (3022) Complementיָגָעyaga`{yaw-gaw'}
From H3021; earnings (as the product of toil).
shall he restore,
7725 {7725} Primeשׁוּבshuwb{shoob}
A primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again.
z8688 <8688> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Participle (See H8813) Count - 857
and shall not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
swallow [ it] down:
1104 {1104} Primeבּלעbala`{beh'-lah}
A primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally to destroy.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
according to [ his] substance
2428 {2428} Primeחַיִלchayil{khah'-yil}
From H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.
[ shall] the restitution
8545 {8545} Primeתְּמוּרָהt@muwrah{tem-oo-raw'}
From H4171; barter, compensation.
[ be], and he shall not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
rejoice
5965 {5965} Primeעָלַס`alac{aw-las'}
A primitive root; to leap for joy, that is, exult, wave joyously.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
[ therein]. |
Job 20:18
_ _ Image from food which is taken away from one before he can swallow it.
_ _ restitution — (So Proverbs 6:31). The parallelism favors the English Version rather than the translation of Gesenius, “As a possession to be restored in which he rejoices not.”
_ _ he shall not rejoice — His enjoyment of his ill-gotten gains shall then be at an end (Job 20:5). |
Job 20:18
Swallow — So as to hold it. He shall not possess it long, nor to any considerable purpose. Yea, he shall be forced to part with his estate to make compensations for his wrongs. So that he shall not enjoy what he had gotten, because it shall be taken from him. |
Job 20:18
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], (i) and he shall not rejoice [therein].
(i) That is these raveners and spoilers of the poor will enjoy their theft but for a time for after God will take it from them, and cause them to make restitution so that it is only an exchange. |
- shall he restore:
Job 20:10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Job 20:15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
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- swallow:
Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?
Proverbs 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Jeremiah 51:34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
Jeremiah 51:44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
Lamentations 2:16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed [her] up: certainly this [is] the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen [it].
Hosea 8:7-8 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. ... Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure.
Amos 8:4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Matthew 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Matthew 23:24 [Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
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- his substance:
- Heb. the substance of his exchange
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- and he shall:
Job 31:25 If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
Job 31:29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Isaiah 24:7-11 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. ... [There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Jeremiah 11:15-16 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, [seeing] she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. ... The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, [and] of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Jeremiah 22:13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; [that] useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Jeremiah 22:17 But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].
Ezekiel 7:12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath [is] upon all the multitude thereof.
Hosea 9:1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as [other] people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
James 4:8-9 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded. ... Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.
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