Job 20:17

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He will not see the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and butter.

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  • Deut 32:13-14 : 13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the produce of the fields. He gave him honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag. 14 Curds from cattle and milk from the flock, with fat from lambs, rams of Bashan breed, and goats, with the finest wheat, and you drank the blood of the grape as wine.
  • Job 29:6 : 6 My steps were bathed in cream, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me.
  • Ps 36:8-9 : 8 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 9 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
  • Ps 81:16 : 16 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
  • Isa 7:15 : 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.
  • Isa 7:22 : 22 And because of the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds, for everyone left in the land will eat curds and honey.
  • Isa 41:17 : 17 The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
  • Jer 17:6-8 : 6 They will be like a shrub in the desert, dwelling in a parched place in the wilderness, in a land of salt where no one lives, and will not see when prosperity comes. 7 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. 8 They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.
  • Luke 16:24 : 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'
  • Rev 22:1 : 1 Then the angel showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
  • 2 Sam 17:29 : 29 They also brought honey, butter, sheep, and cheese from cattle for David and the people with him to eat. They said, 'The people are hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.'
  • 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning replied to the man of God, "Even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of heaven, could this happen?" Elisha answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."
  • Num 14:23 : 23 not one of them will see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has spurned me will see it.

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    12Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

    13though he cherishes it and does not let it go, but keeps it in the midst of his mouth,

    14yet his food in his stomach is turned to the venom of cobras within him.

    15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God drives it out of his stomach.

    16He will suck the venom of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him.

  • Job 20:18
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    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

  • Job 20:20-24
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    20Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures.

    21Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last.

    22In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him.

    23When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats.

    24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him.

  • Job 24:18
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    18Swift upon the surface of the waters they are; their portion is cursed in the land; they do not turn to the way of the vineyards.

  • Job 15:28-30
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    28he will dwell in desolated cities, in houses no one inhabits, destined to become ruins.

    29He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

    30He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his branch, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.

  • Job 40:22-24
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    22The lotus trees conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

    23If the river roars, he is not alarmed; he is confident, even when the Jordan rushes against his mouth.

    24Can anyone capture him by his eyes or pierce his nose with snares?

  • Jer 17:6
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    6They will be like a shrub in the desert, dwelling in a parched place in the wilderness, in a land of salt where no one lives, and will not see when prosperity comes.

  • Job 21:20
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    20Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink from the wrath of the Almighty.

  • Isa 7:22
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    22And because of the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds, for everyone left in the land will eat curds and honey.

  • Job 20:8-9
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    8Like a dream he flies away and is no more; he is chased away like a vision of the night.

    9The eye that saw him will see him no longer, and his place will behold him no more.

  • Job 24:20
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    20The womb forgets them; worms feast upon them; they are no longer remembered. Wickedness is broken like a tree.

  • Deut 32:13
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    13He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the produce of the fields. He gave him honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag.

  • Isa 7:15
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    15He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.

  • Prov 24:13
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    13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.

  • Job 36:19
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    19Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?

  • Prov 25:16
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    16If you find honey, eat only as much as you need, lest you eat too much of it and vomit.

  • Job 7:10
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    10He will never come back to his house; his place will know him no more.

  • Job 18:16-19
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    16His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will wither.

    17His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the public square.

    18He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.

    19He has no offspring or posterity among his people, nor any survivor where he once lived.

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    20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a storm sweeps him away.

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    17Though the fig tree does not blossom and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls,

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    20Their life begins to loathe food, and their soul rejects even the most desirable meal.

    21Their flesh wastes away so that it can no longer be seen, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.

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    12He will die in the place where they have taken him into exile; he will never see this land again.

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    24Surely one does not stretch out a hand in ruin or cry for help in disaster.

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    12Hunger consumes his strength, and calamity is ready at his side.

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    16He will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the rocky fortresses. His bread will be provided, and his water will be sure.

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    7He will drink from a brook along the way; therefore He will lift up His head.

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    7A satisfied soul tramples on honey, but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

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    33The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows after him, and countless go before him.

  • Job 21:24-25
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    24His sides full of milk, and the marrow of his bones moist.

    25While another dies in bitterness of soul, having never tasted prosperity.

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    21He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.

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    17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.