Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Holman Bible
the full weight of misery
International Standard Version
Even though he is satiated and self-sufficient, he suffers everyone in any sort of trouble will attack him.
A Conservative Version
In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come upon him.
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
“In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble;
The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].
Darby Translation
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
Julia Smith Translation
In the fulness of his abundance it shall be pressed to him: every laboring hand shall come to him.
King James 2000
In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in distress: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In the fullness of his excess {he will be in distress}; all of misery's power will come [upon] him.
Modern King James verseion
In the fullness of his plenty he shall be in trouble; every wretched one shall come on him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though he had plenteousness of everything, yet was he poor, and therefore he is but a wretch on every side.
NET Bible
In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. the full force of misery will come upon him.
New Heart English Bible
In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress shall overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come on him.
The Emphasized Bible
When his abundance is gone, he shall be in straits, All the power of distress, shall come upon him.
Webster
In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
World English Bible
In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress shall overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come on him.
Youngs Literal Translation
In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.
Interlinear
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Yatsar
Yad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
21 He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end. 22 Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him. 23 God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 24:2
And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldaeans and of the Edomites and of the Moabites and of the children of Ammon; sending them against Judah for its destruction, as he had said by his servants the prophets.
Job 1:15
And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
Job 1:17
And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
Job 3:17
There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.
Job 15:29
He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.
Job 16:11
God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.
Job 18:7
The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
Psalm 39:5
You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)
Ecclesiastes 2:18-20
Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.
Isaiah 10:6
I will send him against a nation of wrongdoers, and against the people of my wrath I will give him orders, to take their wealth in war, crushing them down like the dust in the streets.
Revelation 18:7
As she gave glory to herself, and became more evil in her ways, in the same measure give her pain and weeping: for she says in her heart, I am seated here a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see sorrow.