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Job 20
85 catchwords479 parallels
Job 20 . 1 , Zophar shews the state and portion of the wicked.
Job 20:1
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
Job 20:1 · BSB
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Job 15:34 the congregation
Job 20:2
“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
Job 20:2 · BSB
my thoughts8 parallels
and for7 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Job 32:20 I will speak
I make haste Heb. my haste is in me
Job 20:3
I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
Job 20:3 · BSB
the check1 parallel
the spirit5 parallels
Job 20:4
Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
Job 20:4 · BSB
man3 parallels
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- John 9:32 the world
Job 20:5
the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Job 20:5 · BSB
the triumphing16 parallels
Reciprocal46 parallels
- Genesis 34:28 General
- Joshua 8:22 let none
- Judges 5:30 Have they not sped
- Judges 15:14 the Philistines
- Judges 16:30 and the house
- Judges 20:35 twenty
- 1 Samuel 4:5 all Israel
- 1 Samuel 23:7 he is shut
- 1 Samuel 30:16 because of all
- 2 Samuel 15:10 reigneth
- 1 Kings 1:41 as they
- 1 Kings 16:15 seven
- 2 Kings 15:23 and reigned two years
- Ezra 4:24 So
- Esther 5:9 joyful
- Esther 6:12 hasted to his house
- Job 8:13 the hypocrite's
- Job 15:21 in prosperity
- Job 20:18 swallow
- Job 21:27 I know
- Job 24:24 are exalted
- Psalm 35:24 and let
- Psalm 37:2 General
- Psalm 58:9 as
- Psalm 73:19 How
- Psalm 94:3 the wicked
- Proverbs 10:3 but
- Proverbs 12:3 shall not be established
- Proverbs 12:19 but
- Ecclesiastes 8:13 it shall
- Isaiah 37:36 and when
- Isaiah 51:13 where is
- Jeremiah 4:18 Thy way
- Daniel 4:33 same
- Daniel 5:5 the same
- Daniel 11:4 he shall stand
- Matthew 27:3 repented
- Mark 11:20 General
- Luke 4:5 in
- Luke 6:25 mourn
- Luke 12:1 which
- Luke 22:53 but
- John 8:9 went out
- John 16:20 but the
- Acts 5:37 he also
- Hebrews 11:25 the pleasures
short Heb. from near
Job 20:6
Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
Job 20:6 · BSB
his excellency9 parallels
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- Psalm 52:5 pluck
clouds Heb. cloud
Job 20:7
he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
Job 20:7 · BSB
perish4 parallels
shall say1 parallel
Reciprocal10 parallels
- Job 4:20 without
- Job 20:9 The eye
- Job 21:28 Where
- Job 27:19 he openeth
- Psalm 41:5 his name
- Psalm 52:5 pluck
- Isaiah 41:12 shalt seek
- Obadiah 1:4 exalt
- Malachi 2:3 spread
- Philippians 3:8 but dung
Job 20:8
He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
Job 20:8 · BSB
fly away5 parallels
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Job 18:18 chased
- Psalm 37:10 wicked
- Daniel 11:19 but
- Revelation 18:21 and shall
Job 20:9
The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
Job 20:9 · BSB
The eye9 parallels
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- Revelation 12:8 their
Job 20:10
His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
Job 20:10 · BSB
seek1 parallel
his hands8 parallels
Job 20:11
The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
Job 20:11 · BSB
which shall lie6 parallels
Reciprocal8 parallels
- Deuteronomy 31:16 sleep
- Job 33:19 pain
- Ecclesiastes 11:10 and put
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 dust
- Isaiah 57:20 like
- Jeremiah 2:19 bitter
- Jeremiah 31:19 I did
- Hosea 7:2 their own
Job 20:12
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
Job 20:12 · BSB
wickedness6 parallels
he hide3 parallels
Reciprocal6 parallels
- Genesis 27:42 comfort himself
- 2 Samuel 11:6 Send me
- 2 Samuel 12:16 lay all night
- Proverbs 19:28 the
- Ezekiel 7:19 they shall not
- Acts 1:18 with
Job 20:13
though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
Job 20:13 · BSB
spare it4 parallels
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- Proverbs 19:28 the
within his mouth Heb. in the midst of his palate
Job 20:14
yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
Job 20:14 · BSB
his meat14 parallels
the gall3 parallels
Reciprocal3 parallels
- Deuteronomy 32:33 the poison
- Psalm 58:4 the deaf
- Acts 8:23 the gall
Job 20:15
He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
Job 20:15 · BSB
swallowed3 parallels
Reciprocal9 parallels
- Joshua 7:24 took Achan
- 2 Kings 15:13 a full month
- Job 5:5 swalloweth
- Job 20:18 shall he restore
- Proverbs 13:11 Wealth
- Ecclesiastes 5:14 those
- Jeremiah 51:34 swallowed
- Habakkuk 2:6 that increaseth
- James 5:1 ye
Job 20:16
He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.
Job 20:16 · BSB
the poison1 parallel
the viper's3 parallels
Reciprocal2 parallels
- Job 20:14 the gall
- Psalm 58:4 the deaf
Job 20:17
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
Job 20:17 · BSB
shall not see4 parallels
the rivers5 parallels
of honey6 parallels
Reciprocal3 parallels
- Genesis 4:16 went
- Job 29:6 I washed
- Isaiah 36:17 a land of corn
floods or , streaming brooks
Job 20:18
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
Job 20:18 · BSB
swallow10 parallels
and he shall11 parallels
Reciprocal7 parallels
- Exodus 22:5 shall he make restitution
- Job 18:15 because
- Job 20:28 increase
- Job 22:20 our substance
- Psalm 109:11 extortioner
- Proverbs 6:31 if
- Proverbs 28:22 and
his substance Heb. the substance of his exchange
Job 20:19
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
Job 20:19 · BSB
Because22 parallels
he hath violently7 parallels
Reciprocal14 parallels
- Exodus 20:15 General
- Leviticus 6:4 which he
- Leviticus 25:14 General
- 2 Chronicles 16:10 oppressed
- Job 22:20 our substance
- Job 27:13 the heritage
- Psalm 62:10 Trust
- Proverbs 11:17 but
- Proverbs 13:11 Wealth
- Proverbs 15:6 in the revenues
- Proverbs 22:16 that oppresseth
- Ezekiel 45:9 exactions
- Daniel 5:6 the king's
- Habakkuk 2:9 that coveteth an evil covetousness
Job 20:20
Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
Job 20:20 · BSB
Surely4 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Leviticus 25:14 General
- Psalm 109:18 so let
- Proverbs 10:3 but
- Luke 12:20 God
- Romans 11:9 their table
feel Heb. know
Job 20:21
Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
Job 20:21 · BSB
none of his meat be left4 parallels
or , be none left for his meat
Job 20:22
In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
Job 20:22 · BSB
the fulness5 parallels
every hand5 parallels
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Job 15:21 in prosperity
- Job 21:23 in his full strength
- Job 33:6 I am
- Haggai 1:6 eat
Job 20:23
When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
Job 20:23 · BSB
he is about5 parallels
rain it6 parallels
Reciprocal15 parallels
- Joshua 7:24 his sons
- 2 Kings 7:20 General
- 2 Kings 9:24 smote
- Job 21:23 in his full strength
- Job 21:25 never
- Job 27:20 a tempest
- Job 31:23 destruction
- Job 40:11 Cast
- Psalm 37:9 evildoers
- Psalm 73:19 they are
- Psalm 78:49 cast
- Jeremiah 20:4 I will make
- Daniel 4:31 the word
- Amos 8:10 I will turn
- Nahum 1:2 is furious
Job 20:24
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
Job 20:24 · BSB
flee from6 parallels
the bow1 parallel
strike him1 parallel
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Exodus 14:25 Let us flee
- Job 15:22 and he is
- Job 27:22 he would fain flee
- Ezekiel 11:8 General
Job 20:25
It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
Job 20:25 · BSB
drawn4 parallels
terrors9 parallels
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- Leviticus 26:16 terror
- Judges 3:21 thrust it
- Job 15:22 and he is
- Ezekiel 21:9 A sword
- Amos 5:19 As if
Job 20:26
Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
Job 20:26 · BSB
darkness5 parallels
a fire4 parallels
it shall go3 parallels
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Job 15:30 the flame
- Job 22:20 the fire
- Proverbs 14:11 house
- Zechariah 5:4 and it shall remain
Job 20:27
The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
Job 20:27 · BSB
heaven8 parallels
earth3 parallels
Job 20:28
The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
Job 20:28 · BSB
increase6 parallels
and his goods4 parallels
Reciprocal6 parallels
- Job 21:8 General
- Job 21:30 day
- Psalm 21:10 General
- Proverbs 10:3 but
- Amos 6:9 if
- Haggai 1:6 with holes
Job 20:29
This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
Job 20:29 · BSB
the portion8 parallels
Reciprocal7 parallels
- Job 21:27 I know
- Psalm 62:10 Trust
- Isaiah 17:14 the portion
- Jeremiah 13:25 thy lot
- Jeremiah 43:11 such as are for death
- Daniel 4:24 the decree
- Luke 12:46 and will appoint
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