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The Wicked Man’s Portion

Job 27:13

In 11 translations

BSB
This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
KJV
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
WEB
“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
ASV
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:
LSV
This [is] the portion of wicked man with God, || And the inheritance of terrible ones || They receive from the Mighty.
YLT
This [is] the portion of wicked man with God, And the inheritance of terrible ones From the Mighty they receive.
DBY
This is the portion of the wicked man with God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: —El
DRC
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
GNV
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.
JPS
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
LXXE
This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָ֖ם רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ עִם־אֵ֑ל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת עָ֝רִיצִ֗ים מִשַּׁדַּ֥י יִקָּֽחוּ׃
LXX-Br
Αὕτη ἡ μερὶς ἀνθρώπου ἀσεβοῦς παρὰ Κυρίου, κτῆμα δὲ δυναστῶν ἐλεύσεται παρὰ παντοκράτορος ἐπʼ αὐτούς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Job 20:19–29For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure. Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity…
  • 2 Peter 2:9if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
  • Job 15:20–35A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless. Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him. He despairs of his return from darkness; he is…
  • Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
  • Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of…
  • Job 31:3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
  • James 5:4–6Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and…
  • Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
  • Proverbs 22:22–23Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
  • Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
  • Ecclesiastes 8:13Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

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