Thematic Bible
Job 20:1 (show verse)
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, and said,
Job 20:2 (show verse)
Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, even because of my haste that is in me.
Job 20:3 (show verse)
I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame, and the spirit of my understanding answers me.
Job 20:4 (show verse)
Know thou this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,
Job 20:5 (show verse)
that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the profane but for a moment?
Ambition » Vanity of
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is short
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is short
Happiness/joy » The joy of the hypocrite
Hypocrites » Joy of, but for a moment
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Victory/overcoming » The triumphing of the wicked
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is short
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is short
Happiness/joy » The joy of the hypocrite
Hypocrites » Joy of, but for a moment
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Victory/overcoming » The triumphing of the wicked
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 20:6 (show verse)
Though his height mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds,
Job 20:7 (show verse)
yet he shall perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Job 20:8 (show verse)
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Ambition » Vanity of
Dream » Evanescent
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Dreams » Often by imaginary
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wicked people » Compared with » Visions of the night
Wicked, the, are compared to » Visions of the night
Dream » Evanescent
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Dreams » Often by imaginary
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wicked people » Compared with » Visions of the night
Wicked, the, are compared to » Visions of the night
Job 20:9 (show verse)
The eye which saw him shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more behold him.
Job 20:10 (show verse)
His sons shall seek the favor of the poor, and his hands shall give back his wealth.
Job 20:11 (show verse)
His bones are full of his youth, but it shall lie down with him in the dust.
Job 20:12 (show verse)
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
Job 20:13 (show verse)
though he spares it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth,
Job 20:14 (show verse)
yet his food in his bowels is turned. It is the gall of asps within him.
Job 20:15 (show verse)
He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
Job 20:16 (show verse)
He shall suck the poison of asps. The viper's tongue shall kill him.
Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are multiplied
Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Asp » A venomous serpent
or adder Asp » Described as » Venomous
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Reptiles » Vipers
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Spend, upon their appetite
Serpent » Venom of
Sin » Pleasures of
Viper » A serpent
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Asp » A venomous serpent
or adder Asp » Described as » Venomous
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Reptiles » Vipers
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Spend, upon their appetite
Serpent » Venom of
Sin » Pleasures of
Viper » A serpent
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 20:17 (show verse)
He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.
Job 20:18 (show verse)
That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.
Job 20:19 (show verse)
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
Job 20:20 (show verse)
Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save any of that in which he delights.
Job 20:21 (show verse)
There was nothing left that he did not devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
Job 20:22 (show verse)
In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come upon him.
Job 20:23 (show verse)
When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, and will rain it upon him while he is eating.
Job 20:24 (show verse)
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Job 20:25 (show verse)
He draws it forth, and it comes out of his body, yea, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors are upon him.
Job 20:26 (show verse)
All darkness is laid up for his treasures. A fire not blown shall devour him. It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
Job 20:27 (show verse)
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
Job 20:28 (show verse)
The increase of his house shall depart, flowed away in the day of his wrath.
Job 20:29 (show verse)
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by God.