Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And cannot swallow it;
As to the riches of his trading,
He cannot even enjoy them.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.
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,
A Conservative Version
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.
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.
Amplified
“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.
Bible in Basic English
He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.
Darby Translation
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice therein.
Julia Smith Translation
Turning back the labor, and he shall not swallow down: according to the substance of his exchange and he shall not exult
King James 2000
That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: from the proceeds of business he shall not rejoice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Returning [the] products of [his] toil, he will not swallow; according to the profit of his trade, {he will not enjoy},
Modern King James verseion
giving back his gain, and he will not eat. As to the wealth of his trading, even he shall not enjoy it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But he shall labour, and yet have nothing to eat. Great travail shall he make for riches, but he shall not enjoy them.
NET Bible
He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult!
Webster
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
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are multiplied
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
17
He will not look upon the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18
And cannot swallow it;
As to the riches of his trading,
He cannot even enjoy them.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 20:10
His children must make amends to the poor. He must give back his wealth.
Job 20:15
He will spit out the riches he swallowed. God will make his stomach vomit them up.
Job 20:5
The success of the wicked is brief and the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
Job 31:25
if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, or because my hand had gotten much;
Job 31:29
If I have rejoiced at the ruin of those who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook them,
Proverbs 1:12
Let us swallow them alive and whole just as the grave does, and just as the dead go into the pit.
Isaiah 24:7-11
The new wine mourns, the vine decays and the merry-hearted sigh.
Jeremiah 11:15-16
What right do these people I love have to be in my house when they do so many deceitful things? Can the meat from their sacrifices turn tragedy away from them? They exult (celebrate) when they do evil.
Jeremiah 22:13
Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice. Woe to him who uses his neighbor's services without pay and does not give him his wages.
Jeremiah 22:17
Your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain. You are shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.
Jeremiah 51:34
The people of Jerusalem say: King Nebuchadnezzar made us panic. That monster (big snake) filled up with our treasures, leaving us empty. He gobbled down what he wanted and spit out the rest.
Jeremiah 51:44
I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make Bel spit out everything that it has swallowed. Nations will no longer stream to Babylon. Its walls will fall.
Lamentations 2:16
All your enemies are opening their mouths wide against you. They hiss and whistle through their teeth and say: We have made a meal of her. Certainly this is the day we have been looking for. It has come and we see it.
Ezekiel 7:12
The time is coming. The day is near. Buyers will not rejoice, and sellers will not mourn, because my fury will be against the whole crowd.
Hosea 8:7-8
The people of Israel plant the wind, but they harvest a storm. A field of grain that does not ripen will never produce any grain. Even if it did produce grain, foreigners would eat it all.
Hosea 9:1
O Israel, do not rejoice. Do not celebrate as pagan nations do. You have been unfaithful to your God. You have sold sex on every threshing floor.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail.
Matthew 23:13
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You close the kingdom of heaven to people. You do not invite others to enter nor do you enter.
Matthew 23:24
You blind guides! You strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!
James 4:8-9
Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded (uncertain) (doubter) (skeptic).