Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading. New Living Translation They will give back everything they worked for. Their wealth will bring them no joy. English Standard Version He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment. Berean Standard Bible He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. King James Bible 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. New King James Version He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment. New American Standard Bible “He returns the product of his labor And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them. NASB 1995 “He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them. NASB 1977 “He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them. Legacy Standard Bible He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the wealth of his trading, He cannot even enjoy it. Amplified Bible “He gives back what he has labored for and attained And cannot swallow it [down to enjoy it]; As to the riches of his labor, He cannot even enjoy them. Christian Standard Bible He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading. Holman Christian Standard Bible He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He will return to labor and he will not swallow with strength; his barter he shall not enjoy Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Contemporary English Version Their hard work will result in nothing gained, Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will give back what he earned without enjoying it. He will get no joy from the profits of his business Good News Translation They will have to give up all they have worked for; they will have no chance to enjoy their wealth, International Standard Version "He will restore what he has attained from his work and won't consume it; he won't enjoy the profits from his business transactions, JPS Tanakh 1917 That which he laboured for shall he give back, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice. Literal Standard Version He is giving back [what] he labored for, and does not consume [it]; As a bulwark [is] his exchange, and he does not exult. Majority Standard Bible He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. New American Bible He shall give back his gains, never used; like his profit from trade, never enjoyed. NET Bible He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce. New Revised Standard Version They will give back the fruit of their toil, and will not swallow it down; from the profit of their trading they will get no enjoyment. New Heart English Bible That for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten. Young's Literal Translation He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not. Additional Translations ... Context Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked…17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. 18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. 19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.… Cross References Job 20:10 His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth. Job 20:15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach. Job 27:17 what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent. Job 31:8 then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted. Proverbs 21:20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them. Treasury of Scripture That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. shall he restore. Job 20:10,15 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods… 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 51:34,44 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… his substance. Job 31:25,29 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; … Isaiah 24:7-11 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh… 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… Jump to Previous Attained Bulwark Consume Enjoy Enjoyment Exchange Exults Food Forced Fruit Gotten Labored Profit Rejoice Restitution Restore Returns Riches Substance Swallow Therein Toil Toiled Trading WorkJump to Next Attained Bulwark Consume Enjoy Enjoyment Exchange Exults Food Forced Fruit Gotten Labored Profit Rejoice Restitution Restore Returns Riches Substance Swallow Therein Toil Toiled Trading WorkJob 20 1. Zophar shows the state and portion of the wicked(18) That which he laboured for shall he restore . . .--The latter part of this verse is probably right; but it may be, "According to the substance that he hath gotten he shall not rejoice."Verse 18. - That which he laboured for he shall restore. Even that which he gets by his own honest labour he shall have to part with and give up. He shall not swallow it down; i.e. "shall not absorb it, and make it his own." According to his substance shall the restitution be. So Schultens, Professor Lee, and Dr. Stanley Leathes, who understand Zophar as asserting that, in order to compensate those whom he has robbed, the wicked man will have to make over to them all the wealth that is honestly his Others translate, "According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice" (see the Revised Version, and the commentaries of Ewald, Delitzsch, and Dillmann). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He must returnמֵשִׁ֣יב (mê·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the fruit of his labor יָ֭גָע (yā·ḡā‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3022: Earnings without וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no consuming it; יִבְלָ֑ע (yiḇ·lā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf he cannot וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no enjoy יַעֲלֹֽס׃ (ya·‘ă·lōs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5965: To leap for, joy, exult, wave joyously the profits כְּחֵ֥יל (kə·ḥêl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength of his trading. תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ (tə·mū·rā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8545: Barter, compensation Links Job 20:18 NIVJob 20:18 NLT Job 20:18 ESV Job 20:18 NASB Job 20:18 KJV Job 20:18 BibleApps.com Job 20:18 Biblia Paralela Job 20:18 Chinese Bible Job 20:18 French Bible Job 20:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 20:18 That for which he labored he shall (Jb) |
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