Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
And unfanned
It will consume the survivor in his tent.
King James Version
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
Holman Bible
A fire unfanned by human hands will consume
it will feed on what is left in his tent.
International Standard Version
"Total darkness has been reserved for his treasures; a fire that has no need to be kindled will devour him and consume whatever remains in his possession.
American Standard Version
All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
Amplified
Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures.
An unfanned fire will devour him;
It will consume the survivor in his tent.
Bible in Basic English
All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.
Darby Translation
All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.
Julia Smith Translation
All darkness hid for his secret places: a fire not blown upon shall devour him; and the remaining one shall do evil upon his tent.
King James 2000
All darkness shall be laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown upon shall consume him; it shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Total darkness} is hidden for his treasures; {an unfanned fire} will devour him; [the] remnant {will be consumed} in his tent.
Modern King James verseion
All darkness shall be hidden in his secret places; a fire not blown shall consume him; those left in his tent shall be broken.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There shall no darkness be able to hide him. An unkindled fire shall consume him; and look, what remaineth in his house, it shall be destroyed.
NET Bible
Total darkness waits to receive his treasures; a fire which has not been kindled will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
New Heart English Bible
All darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire shall devour him. It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
The Emphasized Bible
Every misfortune, is laid up for his treasures, - There shall consume, a fire, not blown up, - it shall destroy what remaineth in his tent:
Webster
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
World English Bible
All darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire shall devour him. It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
Youngs Literal Translation
All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.
Interlinear
Tsaphan
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
25 He draws it forth, and it comes out of his body, yea, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors are upon him. 26 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. 27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
Cross References
Psalm 21:9
Thou will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger. LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Job 18:5-6
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Job 18:18-19
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Psalm 109:9-15
Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Psalm 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Isaiah 8:22
And they shall look to the earth, and, behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and into thick darkness [to be] driven away.
Isaiah 14:20-22
Thou shall not be joined with them in burial, because thou have destroyed thy land. Thou have slain thy people. The seed of evil-doers shall not be named forever.
Isaiah 30:33
For a Topheth is prepared of old, yea, it is made ready for the king. He has made it deep and large. The pile of it is fire and much wood. The breath of LORD kindles it, like a stream of brimstone.
Matthew 3:12
Whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matthew 8:12
but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Jude 1:13
wild waves of the sea foaming out their own shame, wandering stars for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved into an age.