Job 20:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to his wealth shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    That which he labored{H3022} for shall he restore,{H7725} and shall not swallow it down;{H1104} According to the substance{H2428} that he hath gotten,{H8545} he shall not rejoice.{H5965}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    That which he laboured{H3022} for shall he restore{H7725}{(H8688)}, and shall not swallow it down{H1104}{(H8799)}: according to his substance{H2428} shall the restitution{H8545} be, and he shall not rejoice{H5965}{(H8799)} therein.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But laboure shal he, & yet haue nothinge to eate. Greate trauayle shal he make for riches, but he shal not enioye them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He shal restore the labour, and shall deuoure no more: euen according to the substance shalbe his exchange, & he shal enioy it no more.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The thing he hath laboured for, shall he restore, and shall not eate of it: great trauaile shall he make for riches, but he shall not enioy them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    That for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    He is giving back `what' he laboured for, And doth not consume `it'; As a bulwark `is' his exchange, and he exults not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    That for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 20:10 : 10 His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will return his wealth.
  • Job 20:15 : 15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God drives it out of his stomach.
  • Job 31:25 : 25 if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,
  • Job 31:29 : 29 If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—
  • Prov 1:12 : 12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit;
  • Isa 24:7-9 : 7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers, and all the merry-hearted groan. 8 The joy of tambourines ceases, the noise of revelers stops, and the joyful sound of the harp is silenced. 9 They no longer drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. 10 The city of chaos is shattered; every house is shut up so no one may enter. 11 In the streets, there is an outcry over the wine; all joy turns dark, and the gladness of the earth departs.
  • Jer 11:15-16 : 15 What right does my beloved have in my house, when she has done so many wicked schemes? Can consecrated meat remove your evil? Then you would exult! 16 The LORD once called you a thriving olive tree, beautiful with luscious fruit. But with the sound of a great uproar, he has set it on fire, and its branches are broken.
  • Jer 22:13 : 13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.
  • Jer 22:17 : 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.
  • Jer 51:34 : 34 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies. He has rinsed me out.
  • Jer 51:44 : 44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.
  • Lam 2:16 : 16 All your enemies open their mouths against you; they hiss and grind their teeth, saying, 'We have swallowed her up. Surely this is the day we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.'
  • Ezek 7:12 : 12 The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon the whole crowd.
  • Hos 8:7-8 : 7 For they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it will yield no flour. Even if it does produce, strangers will swallow it up. 8 Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations like something worthless.
  • Hos 9:1 : 1 Do not rejoice, Israel, like other nations, for you have been unfaithful to your God. You have loved the wages of a prostitute on every threshing floor of grain.
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land,
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
  • Matt 23:24 : 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
  • Jas 4:8-9 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
  • Job 20:5 : 5 that the triumph of the wicked is short-lived, and the joy of the godless lasts only a moment?

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    6 Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?"

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