Job 20:21

In 11 translations

BSB

Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.

KJV

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.none…: or, be none left for his meat

WEB

There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure.

ASV

There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

LSV

There is not a remnant to his food, || Therefore his good does not stay.

YLT

There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.

DBY

Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

DRC

There was nothing left of his meat, and therefore nothing shall continue of his goods:

GNV

There shall none of his meate bee left: therefore none shall hope for his goods.

JPS

There was nothing left that he devoured not — therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

LXXE

There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֵין־שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Οὐκ ἔστιν ὑπόλειμμα τοῖς βρώμασιν αὐτοῦ, διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἀνθήσει αὐτοῦ τὰ ἀγαθά.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
• Luke 16:24–25So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’ But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your…
• Job 15:29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
• Job 18:19He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.

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