Job 20:18
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 20 connects to 10 cross-references. Zophar delivers his second speech arguing that the triumph of the wicked is brief and their joy momentary. He provides a detailed account of how the wicked swallow riches but must vomit them up, and how divine wrath will rain …
Andere Übersetzungen
That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
He is giving back <FI>what<Fi> he laboured for, And doth not consume <FI>it<Fi> ; As a bulwark <FI>is<Fi> his exchange, and he exults not.
He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.
Querverweise
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh …
The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great …