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God’s anger will descend on them in torrents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The possessions of his house will be carried away, dragged off in the day of God’s wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The increase of his house shall depart, <i>and his goods</i> shall flow away in the day of his wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The increase of his house will depart, <i>And his goods</i> will flow away in the day of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The increase of his house will disappear; <i>His possessions</i> will flow away on the day of His anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The increase of his house will depart; His possessions will flow away in the day of His anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The increase of his house will depart; <i>His possessions</i> will flow away in the day of His anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The increase of his house will depart; <i>His possessions</i> will flow away in the day of His anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The produce <i>and</i> increase of his house will depart [with the victors]; <i>His possessions</i> will be dragged away in the day of God’s wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The possessions in his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The possessions in his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God&#8217s anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The increase of his house shall depart; His goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and all their possessions will be dragged off when God becomes angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The increase of his house shall depart, his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A flood will sweep away his house, a flash flood on the day of his anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All their wealth will be destroyed in the flood of God's anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A flood will wash away his house; dragging it away when God becomes angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God?s wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God's wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The increase of his house shall depart. They shall rush away in the day of his wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The increase of his house will depart. They will rush away in the day of his wrath. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The increase of his house is removed, "" Poured forth in a day of His anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remove doth the increase of his house, Poured forth in a day of His anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The increase of his house shall be rolled off; they were poured out in the day of his anger.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The offspring of his house shall be exposed, he shall be pulled down in the day of God's wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The offspring of his house will be exposed; he will be pulled down in the day of God’s wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The flood shall sweep away his house, torrents in the day of God’s anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The possessions of their house will be carried away, dragged off in the day of God’s wrath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The foundations of his house shall be left bare and he shall be scourged in the day of his wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The foundations of his house will be exposed, and he will be scourged in the day of rage<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The increase of his house shall depart, His goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/20-28.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=3162" 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">27</span>The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2981.htm" title="2981: yə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Produce (of the soil). From yabal; produce, i.e. A crop or wealth.">The possessions</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of his house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: yi·ḡel (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">will be removed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5064.htm" title="5064: nig·gā·rō·wṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over.">flowing away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">of God’s wrath.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”…<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/10-25.htm">Proverbs 10:25</a></span><br />When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-49.htm">Luke 6:49</a></span><br />But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17-18</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place. / Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Ezekiel 13:11-14</a></span><br />tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Nahum 1:8</a></span><br />But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Psalm 32:6</a></span><br />Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.<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/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7-8</a></span><br />the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Jeremiah 47:2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / 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="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17</a></span><br />And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11-12</a></span><br />In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. / And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5-6</a></span><br />The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn—all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt— / He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.</p><p class="hdg">increase</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10,18-22</a></b></br> His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5</a></b></br> Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-14.htm">Job 27:14-19</a></b></br> If his children be multiplied, <i>it is</i> for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread… </p><p class="hdg">and his goods</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></b></br> Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></b></br> Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-26.htm">Matthew 16:26</a></b></br> For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-23.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/15-12.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Country</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/james/1-14.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/job/20-17.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/job/20-25.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/job/20-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/20-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/job/8-19.htm">Others</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/job/10-10.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Rush</a> <a href="/job/16-14.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-17.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/21-32.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/job/39-4.htm">Country</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/job/22-11.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/29-4.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/22-21.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Others</a> <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Rush</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/job/22-11.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/job/21-17.htm">Wrath</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>The possessions of his house will be removed</b><br>This phrase suggests a complete loss of wealth and security. In the context of Job, it reflects the belief that the wicked will ultimately face divine retribution. The "house" symbolizes one's life and legacy, often associated with stability and prosperity in ancient Near Eastern culture. This aligns with the biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22</a>, where the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. The removal of possessions can also be seen as a fulfillment of divine justice, as seen in the story of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, where disobedience led to the loss of all he had.<p><b>flowing away</b><br>The imagery of possessions "flowing away" evokes a sense of inevitability and helplessness, much like water that cannot be contained. This can be connected to the transient nature of earthly wealth, as emphasized in <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10-15</a>, where material riches are described as fleeting. The metaphor of water is often used in Scripture to describe judgment or cleansing, as seen in the flood narrative in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>. This suggests that the loss is not only material but also a purging of unrighteousness.<p><b>on the day of God’s wrath</b><br>This phrase points to a specific time of divine judgment. The "day of God's wrath" is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-18</a>, where it describes a time of great distress and punishment for the wicked. It underscores the certainty of God's justice and the ultimate accountability of all individuals. In the New Testament, this concept is echoed in <a href="/revelation/6-17.htm">Revelation 6:17</a>, where the great day of wrath is depicted as a time when no one can stand. This serves as a reminder of the eschatological hope for believers and the final defeat of evil.<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. In this chapter, Zophar is speaking, offering his perspective on the fate of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the book, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_wrath.htm">God’s Wrath</a></b><br>A significant theme in the Bible, representing God's righteous anger and judgment against sin and wickedness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In this context, Zophar is describing the fate of those who live in opposition to God's ways.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/possessions.htm">Possessions</a></b><br>Material wealth and assets that are often seen as blessings but can also be a source of pride and false security.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_possessions.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Possessions</a></b><br>Earthly wealth and possessions are fleeting and can be taken away at any moment, especially in the face of divine judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's wrath is a real and sobering truth that should lead us to live righteously and not place our trust in material wealth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_wealth.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Wealth</a></b><br>True security and lasting value are found in spiritual riches and a relationship with God, not in material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>Living in opposition to God's ways leads to inevitable loss and destruction, as illustrated by the fate of the wicked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>In times of loss or trial, trust in God's sovereignty and justice, knowing that He is in control and His purposes are ultimately for our good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_tithing.htm">What does the Bible teach about tithing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_20_26-28_align_with_no_evidence.htm">In Job 20:26-28, how does the idea of divine wrath manifesting in tangible destruction align with the absence of verifiable archaeological traces of such specific catastrophic judgments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_20_conflict_with_nt's_grace.htm">Does Job 7:20's portrayal of God as a watcher or observer of human sin conflict with the New Testament depiction of a forgiving, grace-filled God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_fires.htm">What is the biblical perspective on house fires?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The increase of his house shall depart</span>. "The increase of his house" may be either his children and descendants; or his substance - that which he has accumulated. In the former case, the departure spoken of may be either death (see ver. 26), or carrying into captivity; in the latter, general rapine and destruction. <span class="cmt_word">And his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath</span>. It seems to be necessary to supply some such nominative as "his goods," or "his treasure," <span class="hebrew">צפוניו</span> (see ver. 26). These shall "flow away," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> melt and disappear, "in the day of his wrath," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the day when wrath comes upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/20-28.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">The possessions</span><br /><span class="heb">יְב֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2981.htm">Strong's 2981: </a> </span><span class="str2">Produce, a crop, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be removed,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭גֶל</span> <span class="translit">(yi·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flowing away</span><br /><span class="heb">נִ֝גָּר֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nig·gā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5064.htm">Strong's 5064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow, to stretch out, to pour out, down, to deliver over</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God’s wrath.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/20-28.htm">OT Poetry: Job 20:28 The increase of his house shall depart (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/20-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 20:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 20:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/20-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 20:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 20:29" /></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>