Job 20:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.”
King James Version · Public Domain“When he is about to fill his belly, Godwill cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 20:23 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- Exodus 9:23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
- Numbers 11:33But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
- Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Psalms 78:30Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
- Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
- Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.
- Luke 12:17So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
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