Job 20:23

In 11 translations

BSB

When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.

KJV

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

WEB

When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.

ASV

When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

LSV

It comes to pass, at the filling of his belly, || He sends forth against him || The fierceness of His anger, || Indeed, He rains on him in his eating.

YLT

It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.

DBY

It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.

DRC

May his belly be filled, that God may send forth the wrath of his indignation upon him, and rain down his war upon him.

GNV

He shall be about to fill his belly, but God shall sende vpon him his fierce wrath, and shall cause to rayne vpon him, euen vpon his meate.

JPS

It shall be for the filling of his belly; He shall cast the fierceness of His wrath upon him, and shall cause it to rain upon him into his flesh.

LXXE

If by any means he would fill his belly, let God send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.

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WLC

יְהִ֤י ׀ לְמַלֵּ֬א בִטְנ֗וֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח־בּ֭וֹ חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

LXX-Br

Εἴ πῶς εἶ πληρῶσαι γαστέρα αὐτοῦ, ἐπαποστείλαι ἐπʼ αὐτὸν θυμὸν ὀργῆς, νίψαι ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ὀδύνας,

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• Psalms 78:30–31Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths, God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.
• Numbers 11:33But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
• Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
• Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
• Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you…
• Exodus 9:23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
• Luke 12:17–20So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain…
• Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.

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