Job 27:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 27:14

12 Surely all of you have seen it;
Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?

13 “This^a is the portion of a wicked man with God,
And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:

14 ^aIf his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death,
And ^atheir widows shall not weep,

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—

17 He may pile it up, but ^athe just will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver.

18 He builds his house like a¹ moth,
^aLike a¹ booth which a watchman makes.

19 The rich man will lie down,
¹But not be gathered up;
He opens his eyes,
And he is ^ano more.

20 ^aTerrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.

21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone;
It sweeps him out of his place.

Verse Comparison: Job 27:14

American Standard Version
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

Amplified® Bible
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring will not have sufficient bread.

Contemporary English Version
They may have many children, but most of them will go hungry or suffer a violent death.

Darby English Version
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread;

Good News Bible
They may have many sons, but all will be killed in war; their children never have enough to eat.

King James Version
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

New American Standard Bible
"Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

New International Version
However many his children, their fate is the sword;
his offspring will never have enough to eat.

New King James Version
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Though he has many sons , they have the sword as their destiny; And his descendants will not take satisfaction with bread.

Revised Standard Version
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough to eat.

Young's Literal Translation
If his sons multiply -- for them `is' a sword. And his offspring `are' not satisfied `with' bread.

New English Translation
If his children increase – it is for the sword!¹ His offspring never have enough to eat.²