Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Nothing is left for him to consume;
therefore, his prosperity will not last.

New American Standard Bible

“Nothing remains for him to devour,
Therefore his prosperity does not endure.

King James Version

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

International Standard Version

Because nothing was left for him to devour, therefore his prosperity won't last.

A Conservative Version

There was nothing left that he did not devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

American Standard Version

There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

Amplified


“There is nothing left of what he devoured;
Therefore his prosperity does not endure.

Bible in Basic English

He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end.

Darby Translation

Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

Julia Smith Translation

Nothing was left to his food; for this his good shall not be stable.

King James 2000

There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{There is nothing left after he has eaten}; therefore his prosperity will not endure.

Modern King James verseion

None of his food shall be left; therefore his good will not last.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He devoured so greedily that he left nothing behind; therefore his goods shall not prosper.

NET Bible

"Nothing is left for him to devour; that is why his prosperity does not last.

New Heart English Bible

There was nothing left that he did not devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

The Emphasized Bible

Nothing escaped his devouring greed, - For this cause, shall his prosperity not continue:

Webster

There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

World English Bible

There was nothing left that he didn't devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

Youngs Literal Translation

There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אכל 
'okel 
Usage: 44

be left
שׂריד 
Sariyd 
Usage: 27

חיל חוּל 
Chuwl 
Usage: 57

Context Readings

A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long

20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,
he does not let anything he desires escape.
21 Nothing is left for him to consume;
therefore, his prosperity will not last.
22 At the height of his success distress will come to him;
the full weight of misery will crush him.



Cross References

Job 15:29

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure.
His possessions will not increase in the land.

Job 18:19

He has no children or descendants among his people,
no survivor where he used to live.

Jeremiah 17:11

He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.

Luke 16:24-25

‘Father Abraham!’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’

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