Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"For though the wicked have never so much to fill his belly, yet God shall send his wrath upon him, and cause his indignation to rain over him:
New American Standard Bible
God will send His fierce anger on him
And will
King James Version
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Holman Bible
God will send His burning anger against him,
raining
International Standard Version
"It will come about that, when he has filled himself to the full, God will vent his burning anger on him; he will pour it out on him and on his body.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“When he fills his belly,
God will send His fierce anger on him
And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
Bible in Basic English
God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.
Darby Translation
It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.
Julia Smith Translation
He will be for filling his belly, he will send upon him the burning of his anger, and will rain upon him in his eating.
King James 2000
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{When his stomach fills up}, [God] will send {his burning anger} upon him, and he will let [it] rain down upon him as his food.
Modern King James verseion
It shall happen at the filling of his belly, God shall cast the fury of His wrath on him, and He shall rain on him while he is eating.
NET Bible
"While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.
New Heart English Bible
When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
The Emphasized Bible
It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will thrust at him the glow of his anger, and rain it upon him for his punishment.
Webster
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
World English Bible
When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
Youngs Literal Translation
It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.
Interlinear
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Shalach
'aph
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
22 Though he had plenteousness of everything, yet was he poor, and therefore he is but a wretch on every side. 23 "For though the wicked have never so much to fill his belly, yet God shall send his wrath upon him, and cause his indignation to rain over him: 24 so that if he flee the iron weapons, he shall be shot with the steel bow.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 78:30-31
And they were not disappointed of their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
Numbers 11:33
And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, yer it was chewed up, the wrath of the LORD waxed hot upon the people, and the LORD slew of the people an exceeding mighty slaughter.
Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,
Exodus 9:23
And Moses stretched out his rod unto heaven, and the LORD thundered and hailed, so that the fire ran along upon the ground. And the LORD so hailed in the land of Egypt
Psalm 11:6
Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire, brimstone, storm and tempest: this shall be their portion to drink.
Isaiah 21:4
My heart panted, I trembled for fear. The night of my voluptuousness hath he turned against me into fear.
Malachi 2:2
If ye will not hear it, nor regard it, to give the glory unto my name, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings. Yea, curse them will I if ye do not take heed.
Luke 12:17-20
and he thought in himself saying, 'What shall I do? Because I have no room where to bestow my fruits.'