Job 20:23
“While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.
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- Ps 78:30-31 : 30 They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths, 31 when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
- Num 11:33 : 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before they chewed it, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very great plague.
- Ps 11:6 : 6 May he rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!
- Gen 19:24 : 24 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the LORD.
- Exod 9:23 : 23 When Moses extended his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire fell to the earth; so the LORD caused hail to rain down on the land of Egypt.
- Isa 21:4 : 4 My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror.
- Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and take seriously the need to honor my name,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“I will send judgment on you and turn your blessings into curses– indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.
- Luke 12:17-20 : 17 so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said,‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to myself,“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’ 20 But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
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- Job 20:20-223 verses84%
20For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.
21“Nothing is left for him to devour; that is why his prosperity does not last.
22In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. The full force of misery will come upon him.
- Job 20:24-296 verses80%
24If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him.
25When he pulls it out and it comes out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver, terrors come over him.
26Total darkness waits to receive his treasures; a fire which has not been kindled will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
27The heavens reveal his iniquity; the earth rises up against him.
28A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.
29Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment from God.”
- Job 20:13-186 verses79%
13if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth,
14his food is turned sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him.
15The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach.
16He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him.
17He will not look on the streams, the rivers, which are the torrents of honey and butter.
18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.
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20Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.
- Job 18:12-132 verses76%
12Calamity is hungry for him, and misfortune is ready at his side.
13It eats away parts of his skin; the most terrible death devours his limbs.
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22It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power.
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25The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.
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6May he rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!
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20They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!
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24Distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him like a king ready to launch an attack,
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17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.
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20From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.
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5Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying,
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19But just watch! The wrath of the LORD will come like a storm! Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.
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18He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.
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26Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; many will be killed in battle.
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20so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare.
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24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!
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9You burn them up like a fiery furnace when you appear; the LORD angrily devours them; the fire consumes them.
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23I will increase their disasters, I will use up my arrows on them.
24They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.
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20Terrors overwhelm him like a flood; at night a whirlwind carries him off.
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9Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.
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14You will eat, but not be satisfied. Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.
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17Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.
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23Just watch! The wrath of the LORD will come like a storm. Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.
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21Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.
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14If his children increase– it is for the sword! His offspring never have enough to eat.
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33But while the meat was still between their teeth, before they chewed it, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very great plague.
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17How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
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30He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.
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22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!
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13his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.
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8you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.
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7His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.
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22under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,
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23If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.