{"book":"Job","slug":"job","ch":20,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Job","prev":"job/19","next":"job/21","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:","f":[],"h":"Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"because of the turmoil within me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I have heard a rebuke that insults me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and my understanding prompts a reply."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do you not know that from antiquity,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"since man was placed on the earth,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"the triumph of the wicked has been brief"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the joy of the godless momentary?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Though his arrogance reaches the heavens,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his head touches the clouds,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask,‘ Where is he?’","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"he will perish forever, like his own dung;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"those who had seen him will ask,‘ Where is he?’"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He will fly away like a dream, never to be found;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he will be chased away like a vision in the night."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"The eye [that] saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The eye [that] saw him will see him no more,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his place will no longer behold him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"His sons will seek the favor of the poor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for his own hands must return his wealth."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The youthful vigor that fills his bones"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will lie down with him in the dust."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Though evil is sweet in his mouth"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and he conceals it under his tongue,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":13,"t":"though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"though he cannot bear to let it go"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and keeps it in his mouth,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"yet in his stomach his food sours"},{"style":"indent2","t":"into the venom of cobras within him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He swallows wealth but vomits it out;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"God will force it from his stomach."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He will suck the poison of cobras;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the fangs of a viper will kill him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He will not enjoy the streams,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the rivers flowing with honey and cream."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"For he has oppressed [and] forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For he has oppressed [and] forsaken the poor;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he has seized houses he did not build."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Because his appetite is never satisfied,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he cannot escape with his treasure."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":21,"t":"Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Nothing is left for him to consume;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"thus his prosperity will not endure."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the full force of misery will come upon him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"When he has filled his stomach,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"God will vent His fury upon him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"raining it down on him as he eats."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Though he flees from an iron weapon,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.","f":["Literally from his gall"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It is drawn out of his back,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the gleaming point from his liver."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Terrors come over him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Total darkness is reserved for his treasures."},{"style":"indent2","t":"A fire unfanned will consume him"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and devour what is left in his tent."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The heavens will expose his iniquity,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the earth will rise up against him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The possessions of his house will be removed,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"flowing away on the day of God’s wrath."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"This is the wicked man’s portion from God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the inheritance God has appointed him.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"}]}