Job 22:20

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Summary

Job 22:20

Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

Our substance

The fire

2 Peter 2:6

Bible References

Our substance

Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?

Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

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.

See, I am conscious of your thoughts, and of your violent purposes against me;

Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings.

The fire

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

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.

Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.

But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all.

And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;