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a tempest snatches him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Terrors overtake him like a flood; A storm steals him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like <i>many</i> waters; A tempest steals him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Terrors overtake him like a [suddenly rising] flood; A windstorm steals him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Terror will strike at night like a flood or a storm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood. A windstorm snatches him away at night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Terror will strike like a sudden flood; a wind in the night will blow them away; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overwhelm him like a flood; at night a whirlwind carries him off. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him as waters, "" By night a whirlwind has stolen him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Terrors shall hedge him about as waters, the night a tempest stole him away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Poverty like water shall take hold on him, a tempest shall oppress him in the night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Destitution will surround him like water; a storm will overwhelm him in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Terrors flood over him like water, at night the tempest carries him off. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Terrors overtake them like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries them off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like swift water, and like a tempest that rages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Trouble will overtake him like waters and The Spirit in the night like a flying tempest will take him away<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/27-20.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=4057" 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/27.htm">The Wicked Man's Portion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1091.htm" title="1091: bal·lā·hō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction. From balahh; alarm; hence, destruction.">Terrors</a> <a href="/hebrew/5381.htm" title="5381: taś·śî·ḡê·hū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To reach, overtake. A primitive root; to reach.">overtake him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ḵam·ma·yim (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">like a flood;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5492.htm" title="5492: sū·p̄āh (N-fs) -- A storm wind. From cuwph; a hurricane.">a tempest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1589.htm" title="1589: gə·nā·ḇat·tū (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To steal. A primitive root; to thieve; by implication, to deceive.">sweeps him away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">in the night.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.…<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="/matthew/24-39.htm">Matthew 24:39</a></span><br />And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Luke 17:27</a></span><br />People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Proverbs 1:27</a></span><br />when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11</a></span><br />But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a></span><br />How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Jeremiah 51:39</a></span><br />While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Isaiah 29:5-6</a></span><br />But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant, / you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Matthew 24:43</a></span><br />But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-39.htm">Luke 12:39-40</a></span><br />But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. / You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-8</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-5.htm">Ezekiel 7:5-7</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming! / The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! / Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest steals him away in the night.</p><p class="hdg">Terrors</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-21.htm">Job 15:21</a></b></br> A dreadful sound <i>is</i> in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-11.htm">Job 18:11</a></b></br> Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-16.htm">Job 22:16</a></b></br> Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:</p><p class="hdg">a tempest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23</a></b></br> <i>When</i> he is about to fill his belly, <i>God</i> shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain <i>it</i> upon him while he is eating.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-18.htm">Job 21:18</a></b></br> They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that <i>was</i> in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/23-14.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/job/27-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Snatches</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Stealeth</a> <a href="/job/24-14.htm">Steals</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Storm-Wind</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">Whirlwind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/27-21.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/29-19.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Snatches</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Stealeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Steals</a> <a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/job/37-9.htm">Storm-Wind</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/job/37-9.htm">Whirlwind</a><div class="vheading2">Job 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-1.htm">Job protests his sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-8.htm">The hypocrite is without hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-11.htm">The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses</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/27.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/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Terrors overtake him like a flood;</b><br>This phrase suggests sudden and overwhelming fear or calamity. In biblical context, floods often symbolize chaos and judgment, as seen in the story of Noah (Genesis 6-9). The imagery of a flood conveys the idea of inescapable and consuming disaster. In the ancient Near East, floods were common and could devastate entire regions, making this a powerful metaphor for divine judgment. Theologically, this can be seen as a reflection of the consequences of wickedness, aligning with the broader themes of retribution found in the wisdom literature of the Bible.<p><b>a tempest sweeps him away in the night.</b><br>The tempest, or violent storm, is another symbol of divine judgment and power. In the Bible, storms often represent God's might and the suddenness of His actions, as seen in the story of Jonah (<a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4</a>). The mention of "night" adds an element of unexpectedness and vulnerability, as night is often associated with danger and uncertainty. This phrase can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to bring about justice in His timing. The imagery of a storm also foreshadows the New Testament account of Jesus calming the storm (<a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Mark 4:35-41</a>), highlighting His authority over nature and chaos.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man described as blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He undergoes severe trials and suffering, losing his wealth, children, and health.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to some hidden sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing to demonstrate Job's faithfulness and to reveal deeper truths about divine justice and human suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity and protection from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tempest.htm">The Tempest</a></b><br>A metaphorical representation of sudden and overwhelming disaster or judgment, often used in biblical literature to describe divine intervention or natural calamities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sudden_calamity.htm">The Reality of Sudden Calamity</a></b><br>Life can change unexpectedly, and we must be spiritually prepared for trials and tribulations. Job's experience reminds us that suffering can come without warning, like a flood or a tempest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when overwhelmed by life's storms, we can trust in God's ultimate control and purpose. Job's account encourages believers to maintain faith in God's goodness and justice, even when circumstances are dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_foundations.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Foundations</a></b><br>Just as a house must be built on a solid foundation to withstand storms, our lives must be grounded in God's Word and His promises. This foundation helps us endure when "terrors" and "tempests" come.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Community in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's friends initially came to support him, but their misguided counsel added to his distress. This highlights the importance of offering compassionate and biblically sound support to those in suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective_in_trials.htm">Eternal Perspective in Trials</a></b><br>Earthly trials, though severe, are temporary. Job's perseverance points to the hope of eventual restoration and the eternal rewards for those who remain faithful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_new_believers_start_spiritually.htm">Why were babies killed in the biblical flood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_27_13-23_at_odds_with_god's_grace.htm">Does the portrayal of divine retribution in Job 27:13-23 conflict with the idea of God's grace demonstrated elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/leviathan_in_job_vs._other_sea_creatures.htm">How does the portrayal of Leviathan in Job 41 align or conflict with other biblical references to large sea creatures (e.g., Psalm 104:26 or Isaiah 27:1)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_41_18-21_align_with_science.htm">How do the fiery-breath descriptions in Job 41:18-21 reconcile with known biological or scientific facts about animals?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Terrors take hold on him as waters</span> (comp. <a href="/job/18-11.htm">Job 18:11</a>). Terrors sweep over the wicked man like a flood of waters - vague terrors with respect to the past, the present, and the future. He fears the vengeance of these whom he has oppressed and injured, the loss of his prosperity at any moment by a reverse of fortune, and a final retribution at the hand of God commensurate with his ill desert. He is at all times uneasy; sometimes he experiences a sudden rush upon him of such gloomy thoughts, which overwhelms him, and sweeps him away like a mighty stream. <span class="cmt_word">A tempest stealeth him away in the night</span>. While he is off his guard, as it were, in the night, a sudden storm bursts on him, and removes him from his place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/27-20.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">Terrors</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּלָּה֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bal·lā·hō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1091.htm">Strong's 1091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overtake</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(taś·śî·ḡê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5381.htm">Strong's 5381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reach, overtake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him like a flood;</span><br /><span class="heb">כַ֭מַּיִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḵam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tempest</span><br /><span class="heb">סוּפָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(sū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5492.htm">Strong's 5492: </a> </span><span class="str2">A storm wind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sweeps him away</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(gə·nā·ḇat·tū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1589.htm">Strong's 1589: </a> </span><span class="str2">To thieve, to deceive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the night.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֝֗יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/27-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 27:20 Terrors overtake him like waters (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/27-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 27:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 27:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/27-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 27:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 27:21" /></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>