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Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Because he knew no contentment in his belly, he will not let anything in which he delights escape him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Because he knows no quietness in his heart, He will not save anything he desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Because he knew no quiet within him He does not retain anything he desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Because he knew no ease within his belly, In his covetousness, he does not let <i>anything</i> escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Because he knew no quietness <i>or</i> calm within him [because of his greed], He does not retain anything he desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because his appetite is never satisfied, he does not let anything he desires escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because his appetite is never satisfied, he does not let anything he desires escape. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Greedy people want everything and are never satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will never know peace in his heart. He will never allow anything he desires to escape [his grasp].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their greed is never satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Since his appetite won't quit; he won't let anything escape his lust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save anything of that in which he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For he has not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he does not deliver himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he knew not tranquillity in his belly, in his desire he shall not escape.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And yet his stomach will not be satisfied, and when he has the things he desires, he will not be able to possess them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For he has known no quiet in his greed, in his treasure he cannot save himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“They knew no quiet in their bellies; in their greed they let nothing escape.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because he knew no justice himself, he shall not be spared by his covetousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he did not know his judgment in his gut, and by his lusts he will not escape<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because he knew no quietness within him, In his greed he suffered nought to escape,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/20-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3109" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: bə·ḇiṭ·nōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">his appetite</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">satisfied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7961.htm" title="7961: šā·lêw (Adj-ms) -- Quiet, at ease. Or shaleyv; feminine shlevah; from shalah; tranquil; careless; abstractly, security."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: yə·mal·lêṭ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/2530.htm" title="2530: ba·ḥă·mū·ḏōw (Prep-b, Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To desire, take pleasure in. A primitive root; to delight in.">with his treasure.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-20.htm">Proverbs 27:20</a></span><br />Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a></span><br />He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Micah 6:14</a></span><br />You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Habakkuk 2:5</a></span><br />and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-2.htm">James 4:2</a></span><br />You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-36.htm">Mark 8:36</a></span><br />What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Psalm 49:16-17</a></span><br />Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm">Proverbs 1:19</a></span><br />Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a></span><br />Like 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6</a></span><br />You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.</p><p class="hdg">Surely</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:13,14</a></b></br> There is a sore evil <i>which</i> I have seen under the sun, <i>namely</i>, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20,21</a></b></br> But the wicked <i>are</i> like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt… </p><p class="hdg">feel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/1-22.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/job/20-15.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-17.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/esther/2-13.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/job/20-13.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/job/12-25.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Greed</a> <a href="/job/14-18.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/16-6.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Quietness</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-3.htm">Respite</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/2-9.htm">Retain</a> <a href="/job/13-16.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/job/2-6.htm">Save</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-21.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/job/20-4.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/20-15.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-16.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/job/34-9.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/job/22-30.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/job/33-20.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/job/21-23.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/23-7.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/psalms/41-2.htm">Greed</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/21-23.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Quietness</a> <a href="/psalms/94-13.htm">Respite</a> <a href="/job/24-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-4.htm">Retain</a> <a href="/job/21-30.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/job/22-29.htm">Save</a> <a href="/job/31-30.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/job/21-28.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Job 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/20-1.htm">Zophar shows the state and portion of the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Because his appetite is never satisfied</b><br>This phrase highlights the insatiable nature of human desire, particularly in the context of greed and materialism. In the broader biblical narrative, this reflects the theme of human dissatisfaction apart from God, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a>, which states that those who love money will never have enough. The insatiable appetite can be likened to the sinful nature of humanity, which is never content and always seeking more, a condition that is only remedied through spiritual fulfillment in Christ (<a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a>).<p><b>he cannot escape with his treasure</b><br>This part of the verse underscores the futility of relying on earthly wealth for security and salvation. In the historical context of Job, wealth was often seen as a sign of God's favor, yet this verse challenges that notion by showing that material riches cannot ultimately save or deliver. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus teaches in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> about storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth. The inability to escape with treasure serves as a reminder of the transient nature of worldly possessions and the eternal value of spiritual riches. This also connects to the parable of the rich fool in <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>, where earthly wealth is shown to be of no use in the face of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. Zophar is known for his harsh and direct speeches, often emphasizing God's justice and the consequences of wickedness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man known for his righteousness and suffering. Job's account is a profound exploration of faith, suffering, and divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>This verse is part of Zophar's second speech to Job, where he argues that the wicked will ultimately face divine retribution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_insatiable_nature_of_greed.htm">The Insatiable Nature of Greed</a></b><br>Greed is a powerful force that can never be fully satisfied. Like a bottomless pit, it consumes without ever being filled. Christians are called to find contentment in Christ rather than in material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_treasures.htm">The Futility of Earthly Treasures</a></b><br>Earthly treasures are temporary and cannot provide true security or satisfaction. Believers are encouraged to store up treasures in heaven, where they are eternal and secure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>Zophar's speech serves as a reminder that wickedness ultimately leads to destruction. While the wicked may seem to prosper temporarily, their end is one of loss and emptiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god.htm">Contentment in God</a></b><br>True contentment comes from a relationship with God, not from accumulating wealth or possessions. Christians are called to trust in God's provision and find satisfaction in His presence.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Quietness in his belly.</span>--"Because he knew no quietness within him, (Comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/57-20.htm" title="But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.">Isaiah 57:20-21</a>.) he shall not save ought of that which he desireth."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly;</span> rather, <span class="accented">became he knew no quietness in his belly</span> or <span class="accented">within him</span> (see the Revised Version); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> because his greed and his rapacity were insatiable - he was never at rest, but continually oppressed and plundered the poor more and more (see the comment on ver. 19). He shall not save of that which he desired; or, <span class="accented">he shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth</span> (see the Revised Version). For his oppression, for his violence, for his insatiable greed, he shall be punished by retaining nothing of all those delightful things which he had laid up for himself during the time that he was powerful and prosperous <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/20-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his appetite</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇiṭ·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">satisfied,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">escape</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמַלֵּֽט׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mal·lêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with his treasure.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·mū·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2530.htm">Strong's 2530: </a> </span><span class="str2">To desire, take pleasure in</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/20-20.htm">Job 20:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/20-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 20:20 Because he knew no quietness within him (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/20-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 20:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 20:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/20-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 20:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 20:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>