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The Wicked Man’s Portion

Job 27:22

In 11 translations

BSB
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
KJV
For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.he…: Heb. in fleeing he would flee
WEB
For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
ASV
For God shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.
LSV
And it casts at him, and does not spare, || He diligently flees from its hand.
YLT
And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.
DBY
And [God] shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
DRC
And he shall cast upon him, and shall not spare: out of his hand he would willingly flee.
GNV
And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.
JPS
Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.
LXXE
And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ עָ֭לָיו וְלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל מִ֝יָּד֗וֹ בָּר֥וֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐπιῤῥίψει ἐπʼ αὐτὸν καὶ οὐ φείσεται, ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ φυγῇ φεύξεται.

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  • 2 Peter 2:4–5For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its…
  • Ezekiel 5:11Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will…
  • Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
  • Ezekiel 24:14I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
  • Ezekiel 9:5–6And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone! Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near…
  • Exodus 14:25–28He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!” Then the LORD said to Moses,…
  • Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
  • Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
  • Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
  • Jeremiah 13:14I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”
  • Exodus 9:14Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
  • Judges 4:17–21Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to…
  • Amos 2:14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
  • Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
  • Amos 9:1–3I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those…
  • Job 20:24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.

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