Job 20:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 20:22

20 “Because^a he knows no quietness in his heart,
He will not save anything he desires.

21 Nothing is left for him to eat;
Therefore his well-being will not last.

22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
Every hand of¹ misery will come against him.

23 When he is about to fill his stomach,
God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
And will rain it on him while he is eating.

24 ^aHe will flee from the iron weapon;
A bronze bow will pierce him through.

25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body;
Yes, ^athe glittering point comes out of his¹ gall.
^bTerrors come upon him;

26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
^aAn unfanned fire will consume him;
It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.

27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
And the earth will rise up against him.

28 The increase of his house will depart,
And his goods will flow away in the day of His ^awrath.

29 ^aThis is the portion from God for a wicked man,
The heritage appointed to him by God.”

Verse Comparison: Job 20:22

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American Standard Version
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

Amplified® Bible
In the fullness of his sufficiency [in the time of his great abundance] he shall be poor and in straits; every hand of everyone who is in misery shall come upon him [he is but a wretch on every side].

Contemporary English Version
Once they have everything, distress and despair will strike them down,

Darby English Version
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.

Good News Bible
At the height of their success all the weight of misery will crush them.

King James Version
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

New American Standard Bible
"In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come {against} him.

New International Version
In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;
the full force of misery will come upon him.

New King James Version
In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
Every hand of misery will come against him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"In the fullness of his plenty he will feel cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.

Revised Standard Version
In the fulness of his sufficiency he will be in straits; all the force of misery will come upon him.

Young's Literal Translation
In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.

New English Translation
In the fullness of his sufficiency,¹ distress² overtakes him. the full force of misery will come upon him.³

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