Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Being drawn it will come forth from the body; and the lightning will go from his bile, and terrors upon him. 26 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. 27 The heavens shall uncover his iniquity, and the earth an adversary against him.
Cross References
Psalm 21:9
Thou wilt set them as a furnace of fire for the time of thy face: Jehovah in his anger will swallow them down, and the fire shall devour them.
Job 18:5-6
Also the light of the unjust shall be extinguished, and the flame of his fire shall not shine;
Job 18:18-19
They shall drive him out of light into darkness, and they shall exclude him from the habitable globe.
Psalm 109:9-15
His sons shall be orphans, and his wife a widow.
Psalm 120:4
Arrows of the strong one sharpened with burning coals of broom.
Isaiah 8:22
And they shall look to the earth, and behold, straits and darkness and fainting of distress; and to darkness being removed.
Isaiah 14:20-22
Thou shalt not be united with them in the grave, for thou destroyedst thy land, and didst slay thy people: the seed of those doing evil shall not be called forever.
Isaiah 30:33
For tophet was set in order from yesterday; also it was prepared; for the king, he made deep, he made broad, its pile fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah as a torrent of pitch burned upon it
Matthew 3:12
Whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the store; but he will burn down the chaff in inextinguishable fire.
Matthew 8:12
But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; weeping shall be there, and gnashing of teeth.
Jude 1:13
Fierce waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom the obseurity of darkness has been kept forever.