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20:18 He gives back <07725> the ill-gotten gain <03022> without <03808> assimilating <01104> it; he will not <03808> enjoy <05965> the wealth from his commerce <08545> <02428>. 20:19 For <03588> he has oppressed <07533> the poor <01800> and abandoned <05800> them; he has seized <01497> a house <01004> which he did not <03808> build <01129>. 20:20 For <03588> he knows <03045> no <03808> satisfaction <07961> in his appetite <0990>; he does not <03808> let anything he desires <02530> escape <04422>. 20:21 “Nothing <0369> is left <08300> for him to devour <0400>; that is why <03651> his prosperity <02898> does not <03808> last <02342>. 20:22 In the fullness <04390> of his sufficiency <05607>, distress <03334> overtakes him. the full force of misery <06001> will come <0935> upon him. 20:23 “While he is <01961> filling <04390> his belly <0990>, God sends <07971> his burning <02740> anger <0639> against him, and rains down <04305> his blows <03894> upon <05921> him. 20:24 If he flees <01272> from an iron <01270> weapon <05402>, then an arrow from a bronze <05154> bow <07198> pierces <02498> him. 20:25 When he pulls <08025> it out <08025> and it comes out <03318> of his back <01465>, the gleaming point <01300> out of his liver <04846>, terrors <0367> come <01980> over <05921> him. 20:26 Total <03605> darkness <02822> waits <02934> to receive his treasures <06845>; a fire <0784> which has not <03808> been kindled <05301> will consume <0398> him and devour <03415> what is left <08300> in his tent <0168>. 20:27 The heavens <08064> reveal <01540> his iniquity <05771>; the earth <0776> rises up <06965> against him. 20:28 A flood <02981> will carry off <01540> his house <01004>, rushing waters <05064> on the day <03117> of God’s wrath <0639>. 20:29 Such <02088> is the lot God <0430> allots the wicked <07563>, and the heritage <05159> of his appointment <0561> from God <0410>.”

• Job 20:1-29 -- Zophar's Second Speech

• Uncharitableness

  [nave] UNCHARITABLENESS. Isa. 29:20, 21; Matt. 7:1-5 Luke 6:37-42. Luke 12:57; John 7:24; John 8:7; Rom. 2:1; Rom. 14:1-15; 1 Cor. 4:3-5, 7; 1 Cor. 13:1-6; Jas. 4:11, 12 See: Accusation, False; Charitableness; Slander; Speaking, E...
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• Worldliness

  [nave] WORLDLINESS. 1 Sam. 8:19, 20; Job 20:4-29; Job 21:11-15; Psa. 49:16-18; Psa. 73:2-22; Prov. 14:12, 13; Prov. 15:21; Prov. 21:17; Prov. 23:20, 21; Prov. 27:1, 7; Eccl. 1:8; Eccl. 2:1-12; Eccl. 6:11, 12; Eccl. 8:15-17; Eccl. ...
  

• Zophar

  [nave] ZOPHAR, one of Job's three friends, Job 2:11; 11; 20; 42:7-9.
  

• Job

  [nave] JOB 1. A man who dwelt in Uz, Job 1:1. Righteousness of, Job 1:1, 5, 8; 2:3; Ezek. 14:14, 20. Riches of, Job 1:3. Trial of, by affliction of Satan, Job 1:13-19; 2:7-10. Fortitude of, Job 1:20-22; 2:10; Jas. 5:11. Visite...
  

• Poor

  [isbe] POOR - poor ('ebhyon, dal, `ani, rush; ptochos): I. In the Old Testament. The poor have great prominence in the Bible; it is said, indeed, that there should be no poor among the Hebrews because Yahweh should so greatly bless...
  [nave] POOR Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich, Ex. 30:15. Inexpensive offerings of the poor, Lev. 5:7; 12:8; 14:21, 22. See: Beneficence; Giving; Liberality; Orphans; Poverty; Widow. Also See: Rich; Riches. Uncl...
  

• Steel

  [ebd] The "bow of steel" in (A.V.) 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Ps. 18:34 is in the Revised Version "bow of brass" (Heb. kesheth-nehushah). In Jer. 15:12 the same word is used, and is also rendered in the Revised Version "brass." But ...
  [isbe] STEEL - stel: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "brass" for "steel" in 2 Sam 22:35; Job 20:24; Ps 18:34; Jer 15:12, and "steel" for "torches" in Nah 2:3. See BRASS.
  [nave] STEEL Bows of, 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Psa. 18:34. Strength of, Jer. 15:12.
  

• Creditor

  [nave] CREDITOR. Laws Concerning Ex. 21:2-6; Ex. 22:25-27; Lev. 25:14-17, 35-37; Deut. 15:2, 3; Deut. 23:19, 20; Deut. 24:6, 10-13, 17; Matt. 5:42; Luke 6:34 Oppressions of 2 Kin. 4:1; Neh. 5:1-13; Job 20:18-20; Job 22:6; Job 2...
  

• Belly

  [isbe] BELLY - bel'-i: gachon = "the external abdomen" (Gen 3:14; Lev 11:42). qobhah = "the abdominal cavity" (Nu 25:8 the American Standard Revised Version "body"). beTen = "the internal abdomen," "the womb" (1 Ki 7:20; Job 15:2,3...
  [nave] BELLY, used figuratively for the seat of the affections, Job 15:2, 35; 20:20; Psa. 44:25; Prov. 18:20; 20:27, 30; Hab. 3:16; John 7:38; Tit. 1:12.
  

• GALL

  [isbe] GALL - gol: (1) ro'sh, or rosh (Dt 32:32 only, "grapes of gall"): Some very bitter plant, the bitterness as in (2) being associated with the idea of poison. Dt 29:18 margin "rosh, a poisonpus herb"; Lam 3:5,19; Jer 8:14; 9:1...
  [smith] Mereerah , denoting "that which is bitter;" hence the term is applied to the "bile" or "gall" (the fluid secreted by the liver), from its intense bitterness, (Job 16:13; 20:25) it is also used of the "poison" of serpents, (J...
  

• Debtor

  [nave] DEBTOR, Laws Concerning Ex. 21:2-6; Ex. 22:10-15; Lev. 25:14-17, 25-41, 47-55; Neh. 10:31; Matt. 5:25, 26, 40; Matt. 18:25 Unclassified Scriptures Relating to 2 Kin. 4:1-7; Neh. 5:3-5; Job 20:18, 19; Matt. 18:23-33; Luke...
  

• Iron

  [nave] IRON 1. First recorded use of, Gen. 4:22. Ore of, Deut. 8:9; Job 28:2. Melted, Ezek. 22:20. Used in the temple, 1 Chr. 22:3; 29:2, 7. Articles made of: Ax, 2 Kin. 6:6; 2 Chr. 18:10; Eccl. 10:10; Isa. 10:34; bedstead, Deu...
  

• Hypocrisy

  [nave] HYPOCRISY. Job 8:13-15; Job 13:16; Job 15:31, 33, 34; Job 17:8; Job 20:4, 5 vs. 6-18.; Job 27:8-10 vs. 13-18.; Job 31:33, 34; Job 34:30; Job 36:13, 14; Psa. 5:9; Psa. 50:16, 17; Psa. 52:4; Psa. 55:12-14, 20, 21, 23; Psa. 78...
  

• BLOW

  [isbe] BLOW - blo (nashaph): Used with reference to the wind (Ex 15:10; Ps 78:26; 147:18; pneo, "to breathe," Lk 12:55; Jn 3:8; Rev 7:1); taqa`, with reference to trumpet sound (Nu 10:3-10; 31:6 the King James Version; Jdg 7:18,20;...
  

• Sin

  [nave] SIN. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to, Defining, and Illustrating; Confession of; Consequences of, Entailed Upon Children; Conviction of; Forgiveness of; Fruits of; Kn...
  

• Furrow

  [ebd] an opening in the ground made by the plough (Ps. 65:10; Hos. 10:4, 10).
  

• ARCHERY

  [isbe] ARCHERY - ar'-cher-i: (1) The art of using the arcus, or bow and arrow for hunting and in battle is of great antiquity. It is mentioned in Gen 21:20, as well as in the Iliad and the Odyssey, and depicted on Egyptian monument...
  

• Bow

  [nave] BOW A Weapon Gen. 21:16, 20. Made of bronze, 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Psa. 18:34; of wood, Ezek. 39:9. Used in war, Isa. 13:18; Lam. 2:4; Ezek. 39:3. Used by the Elamites, Jer. 49:35. David instructed the Israelites in ...
  

• Restitution

  [nave] RESTITUTION To be made for injury to life, limb, or property, Ex. 21:30-36; Lev. 24:18; for theft, Ex. 22:1-4; Prov. 6:30, 31; Ezek. 33:15; for dishonesty, Lev. 6:2-5; Num. 5:7; Job 20:18; Ezek. 33:15; Luke 19:8.
  

• STRIKE

  [isbe] STRIKE - strik: The verbs "to strike" and "to stroke" (latter not in English Versions) have the same derivation, and originally "strike" was the intrans, "stroke" the transitive form. "Strike" however, became used in both se...
  

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