Thematic Bible

Job 20:1

And the Naainathite will answer and say,

Job 20:2

For this my thoughts will turn back, and because of my haste in me.

Job 20:3

I shall hear the instruction of my shame, and the spirit of my understanding will cause me to answer.

Job 20:4

Thou knewest this from everlasting when man was set upon the earth:

Job 20:5

For the rejoicing of the unjust drawing near, and the gladness of the profane even for a moment

Job 20:6

If his elevation shall go up to the heavens, and his head shall reach to the cloud;

Job 20:7

As his dung he shall perish forever: they seeing him shall say, Where is he?

Job 20:8

As a dream he shall fly away, and they shall not find him: and he shall flee away as the vision of the night

Job 20:9

The eye scanned him and shall not add; and his place shall no more look after him.

Job 20:10

The weak shall break his sons, and his hands shall turn back his wealth.

Job 20:11

His bones were full of his youth, and shall lie down with him in the dust.

Job 20:12

If evil shall be sweet in his mouth he will cover it under his tongue;

Job 20:13

He will spare over it, and forsake it not, and keep it back in the midst of his palate:

Job 20:14

His bread in his bowels was turned, the gall of asps in his midst

Job 20:15

He swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit it up, and God shall drive it out of his belly.

Job 20:16

He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall kill him.

Job 20:17

He shall not look upon the streams, the rivers, the torrents of honey and curdled milk

Job 20:18

Turning back the labor, and he shall not swallow down: according to the substance of his exchange and he shall not exult

Job 20:19

For he oppressed, forsaking the poor; he stripped the house and he will not build it up.

Job 20:20

For he knew not tranquillity in his belly, in his desire he shall not escape.

Job 20:21

Nothing was left to his food; for this his good shall not be stable.

Job 20:22

In the fulness of his abundance it shall be pressed to him: every laboring hand shall come to him.

Job 20:23

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.

Job 20:24

He shall flee from the weapon of iron, the bow of brass shall pierce him.

Job 20:25

Being drawn it will come forth from the body; and the lightning will go from his bile, and terrors upon him.

Job 20:26

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.

Job 20:27

The heavens shall uncover his iniquity, and the earth an adversary against him.

Job 20:28

The increase of his house shall be rolled off; they were poured out in the day of his anger.

Job 20:29

This the portion of an unjust man and the lot of his command from God.