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his own hands must give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Their children will beg from the poor, for they must give back their stolen riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />His children will seek the favor of the poor, And his hands will restore his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His sons seek the favor of the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“His sons favor the poor [and pay his obligations], And his hands give back his [ill-gotten] wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His children will beg from the poor, for his own hands must give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His children will beg from the poor, for his own hands must give back his wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Their children will have to repay what the parents took from the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands shall give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His children will have to ask the poor for help. His own hands will have to give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and their children will make good what they stole from the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />His sons will make amends to the poor; their hands will return his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His children will seek the favor of the poor. His hands will give back his wealth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His sons oppress the poor, "" And his hands give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give back his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The weak shall break his sons, and his hands shall turn back his wealth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His children shall be oppressed with want, and his hands shall render him his sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />His sons will be worn away by poverty, and his own hands will deliver his grief to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His sons will restore to the poor, and his hands will yield up his riches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their children will seek the favor of the poor, and their hands will give back their wealth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His children shall be crushed with poverty, and he shall stretch out his hands toward them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />His sons will be broken in poverty and his hands he will reach out to his child<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />His children shall appease the poor, And his hands shall restore his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let <i>his</i> inferiors destroy his children, and let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/20-10.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=3050" 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">9</span>The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">His sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: yə·raṣ·ṣū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">will seek the favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1800.htm" title="1800: ḏal·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Dangling, weak, thin. From dalal; properly, dangling, i.e. weak or thin.">of the poor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yā·ḏāw (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">for his own hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: tā·šê·ḇə·nāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">must return</a> <a href="/hebrew/202.htm" title="202: ’ō·w·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Vigor, wealth. Probably from the same as 'aven; ability, power, wealth.">his wealth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.…<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/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a></span><br />You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9-10</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. / May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Isaiah 14:21</a></span><br />Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-11.htm">Jeremiah 49:11</a></span><br />Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-9.htm">Deuteronomy 5:9</a></span><br />You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25-26</a></span><br />I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. / They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a></span><br />To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-23.htm">Isaiah 65:23</a></span><br />They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.<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="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20-21</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ / This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<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/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.</p><p class="hdg">His children, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Proverbs 28:3</a></b></br> A poor man that oppresseth the poor <i>is like</i> a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.</p><p class="hdg">seek</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10</a></b></br> Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek <i>their bread</i> also out of their desolate places.</p><p class="hdg">his hands</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-18.htm">Job 20:18</a></b></br> That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow <i>it</i> down: according to <i>his</i> substance <i>shall</i> the restitution <i>be</i>, and he shall not rejoice <i>therein</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Exodus 12:36</a></b></br> And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them <i>such things as they required</i>. And they spoiled the Egyptians.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Exodus 22:1,3</a></b></br> If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/21-3.htm">Amends</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Appease</a> <a href="/job/19-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/job/13-6.htm">Please</a> <a href="/job/5-16.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/14-9.htm">Amends</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Appease</a> <a href="/job/21-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/34-19.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/job/33-24.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/job/22-22.htm">Please</a> <a href="/job/20-19.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/job/20-15.htm">Wealth</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>His sons will seek the favor of the poor</b><br>This phrase suggests a reversal of fortune for the wicked. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, wealth and social status were often inherited, and the sons of a wealthy man would typically continue in prosperity. However, this passage indicates that the sons of the wicked will be reduced to seeking favor from those they once looked down upon. This reflects the biblical principle that God humbles the proud and exalts the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). The idea of seeking favor implies a dependency and a need for mercy, which is a stark contrast to their previous position of power.<p><b>for his own hands must return his wealth</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the concept of divine justice. The wicked man's wealth, which was likely accumulated through unjust means, must be returned. This aligns with the biblical theme of restitution, as seen in the laws given to Israel (<a href="/exodus/22.htm">Exodus 22:1-4</a>). The phrase "his own hands" suggests personal responsibility and accountability, emphasizing that the consequences of one's actions are inescapable. This can be seen as a type of prophetic warning, illustrating the ultimate futility of relying on material wealth rather than on God. The idea of returning wealth also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's justice and the eventual restoration of righteousness.<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/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In this context, Zophar is describing the fate of the wicked, implying that Job's suffering is due to some hidden sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a></b><br>Those who are disadvantaged or in need, whom the sons of the wicked will seek favor from, according to Zophar's speech.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wealth.htm">Wealth</a></b><br>A central theme in this verse, representing both material possessions and the moral implications of how it is acquired and used.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>Wealth gained through unrighteous means is fleeting and will ultimately be lost or redistributed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sinful actions have repercussions not only for the individual but also for their descendants, as seen in the fate of the wicked's children.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_provision.htm">God's Justice and Provision</a></b><br>God ensures that justice is served, often by elevating the humble and bringing down the proud, as seen in the reversal of fortunes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>True security and legacy come from living a life that honors God, rather than accumulating wealth through unjust means.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_poor.htm">Compassion for the Poor</a></b><br>The verse highlights the importance of seeking favor with the poor, suggesting a call to compassion and justice in our dealings with others.<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_is_women's_role_in_the_bible.htm">How do trials test and strengthen your faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_righteous_suffer_despite_promises.htm">Proverbs 21:21: How can this promise of life, prosperity, and honor be reconciled with the reality that many righteous and loving people suffer hardship or persecution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_faithful_people_sometimes_poor.htm">Proverbs 10:22 promises that the Lord's blessing brings wealth--how do we explain faithful yet impoverished individuals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_effectively_share_the_gospel.htm">Is wealth and fame appropriate for Christians?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">His children shall seek to please the poor.</span>--That is, shall seek their favour by making good what had been taken from them, or otherwise; or it may be rendered, <span class= "ital">the poor shall oppress his children.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His children shall seek to please the poor</span>. Another rendering is, "The poor shall oppress his children," since the meaning of the verb <span class="hebrew">יְרַצּוּ</span> is doubtful. But the translation of the Authorized Version seems preferable. His children will curry favour with the poor, either by making restitution to them on account of their father's injuries, or simply because they are friendless, and desire to ingratiate themselves with some one. <span class="cmt_word">And his hands shall restore their goods</span> (comp. vers. 15 and 18). He himself will be so crushed and broken in spirit that he will give back with his own hands the goods whereof he has deprived the poor. The restitution, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, will be made, in many cases, not by the oppressor's children, but by the oppressor himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/20-10.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">His sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֭נָיו</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will seek the favor</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרַצּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·raṣ·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the poor,</span><br /><span class="heb">דַלִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḏal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1800.htm">Strong's 1800: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dangling, weak, thin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for his own hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יָדָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must return</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(tā·šê·ḇə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his wealth.</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_202.htm">Strong's 202: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ability, power, wealth</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/20-10.htm">Job 20:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/20-10.htm">OT Poetry: Job 20:10 His children shall seek the favor (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/20-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 20:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 20:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/20-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 20:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 20:11" /></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>