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Job 20:21
Job 20:21 is verse 21 of Job chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
King James Version
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
World English Bible
There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure.
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Job 20:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
20 Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
21 Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
22 In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
23 When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 18:19He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.