Job 27:14

If his children increase – it is for the sword! ¹  His offspring never have enough to eat. ² 

biblegateway Job 27:14

However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.

biblegateway Job 27:14

"Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

biblegateway Job 27:14

If they have a multitude of children, their children will die in war or starve to death.

biblegateway Job 27:14

Their children--all of them--will die violent deaths; they'll never have enough bread to put on the table.

SABDAweb Job 27:14

If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.

bibleoremus Job 27:14

If their children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and their offspring have not enough to eat.

biblegateway Job 27:14

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

biblegateway Job 27:14

If his children increase – it is for the sword! ¹  His offspring never have enough to eat. ² 

¹ tn R. Gordis (Job, 294) identifies this as a breviloquence. Compare Ps 92:8 where the last two words also constitute the apodosis.

² tn Heb “will not be satisfied with bread/food.”