Thematic Bible
Job 20:1 (show verse)
Then Zophar from Naamath replied:
Job 20:2 (show verse)
"Therefore my anxious thoughts cause me to answer because I'm agitated within me.
Job 20:3 (show verse)
Whenever I hear an insulting rebuke, I respond from my spirit because I understand."
Job 20:4 (show verse)
"Haven't you known this from ancient times, since mankind was placed on the earth?
Job 20:5 (show verse)
The wicked triumph only briefly; the joy of the godless is momentary.
Ambition » Vanity of
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is short
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is short
Happiness/joy » The joy of the hypocrite
Hypocrites » Joy of, but for a moment
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Victory/overcoming » The triumphing of the wicked
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is short
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is short
Happiness/joy » The joy of the hypocrite
Hypocrites » Joy of, but for a moment
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Victory/overcoming » The triumphing of the wicked
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 20:6 (show verse)
Though he grow as tall as the sky, or though his head touches the clouds,
Job 20:7 (show verse)
he'll perish forever, like his own excrement; those who saw him will ask, "Where is he?'
Job 20:8 (show verse)
He'll vanish like a dream, and no one will find him; he will be chased away like a night vision."
Ambition » Vanity of
Dream » Evanescent
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Dreams » Often by imaginary
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wicked people » Compared with » Visions of the night
Wicked, the, are compared to » Visions of the night
Dream » Evanescent
Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
Dreams » Often by imaginary
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wicked people » Compared with » Visions of the night
Wicked, the, are compared to » Visions of the night
Job 20:9 (show verse)
"An eye that gazes at him won't do so again; and his place won't even recognize him.
Job 20:10 (show verse)
His sons will make amends to the poor; their hands will return his wealth.
Job 20:11 (show verse)
Though his bones were full of youthful vigor; yet they will lie down with him in the dust.
Job 20:12 (show verse)
Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth, though he conceals it under his tongue,
Job 20:13 (show verse)
though he savors it and delays swallowing it so he can taste it again and again in his mouth,
Job 20:14 (show verse)
his food will turn rancid in his stomach it will become a cobra's poison inside him.
Job 20:15 (show verse)
"Though he swallows wealth, he will vomit it; God will dislodge it from his stomach.
Job 20:16 (show verse)
He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will slay him.
Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are multiplied
Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Asp » A venomous serpent
or adder Asp » Described as » Venomous
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Reptiles » Vipers
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Spend, upon their appetite
Serpent » Venom of
Sin » Pleasures of
Viper » A serpent
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Asp » A venomous serpent
or adder Asp » Described as » Venomous
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Reptiles » Vipers
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Spend, upon their appetite
Serpent » Venom of
Sin » Pleasures of
Viper » A serpent
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 20:17 (show verse)
He won't look at the rivers the torrents of honey and curd.
Job 20:18 (show verse)
"He will restore what he has attained from his work and won't consume it; he won't enjoy the profits from his business transactions,
Job 20:19 (show verse)
because he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he didn't build.
Job 20:20 (show verse)
"Since his appetite won't quit; he won't let anything escape his lust.
Job 20:21 (show verse)
Because nothing was left for him to devour, therefore his prosperity won't last.
Job 20:22 (show verse)
Even though he is satiated and self-sufficient, he suffers everyone in any sort of trouble will attack him.
Job 20:23 (show verse)
"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.
Job 20:24 (show verse)
Though he dodges an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him.
Job 20:25 (show verse)
It will impale him and come out through his back; the point will glisten as it protrudes through his gall bladder, and he will be terrified.
Job 20:26 (show verse)
"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.
Job 20:27 (show verse)
Heaven will reveal his iniquity, while the earth will rise up against him.
Job 20:28 (show verse)
A flood will wash away his house; dragging it away when God becomes angry.
Job 20:29 (show verse)
This is what the wicked person inherits from God; it is the inheritance that God appoints for him."