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Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There was nothing left after he had eaten; therefore his prosperity will not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Nothing remains for him to devour; Therefore his prosperity does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“There is nothing left of what he devoured; Therefore his prosperity does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But when nothing remains for them to grab, they will be nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There was nothing left that he devoured not; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Nothing is left for him to eat. His prosperity won't last.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When they eat, there is nothing left over, but now their prosperity comes to an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because nothing was left for him to devour, therefore his prosperity won't last.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Nothing is left for him to devour; that is why his prosperity does not last. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There was nothing left that he did not devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There is not a remnant to his food, "" Therefore his good does not stay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Nothing was left to his food; for this his good shall not be stable.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There was nothing left of his meat, and therefore nothing shall continue of his goods: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Nothing remained of his portion, and, because of this, nothing will continue of his kind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />None of his survivors will consume it, therefore his prosperity shall not endure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There was nothing left after they had eaten; therefore their prosperity will not endure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There shall none of his posterity be spared; therefore his good will not be remembered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />There is none who escapes from his generations, therefore his good will not remain<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There was nothing left that he devoured not-- Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/20-21.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=3114" 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">20</span>Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">Nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śā·rîḏ (N-ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">is left</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: lə·’ā·ḵə·lōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">for him to consume;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">thus</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2898.htm" title="2898: ṭū·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Good things, goods, goodness. From towb; good, in the widest sense, especially goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare.">his prosperity</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.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: yā·ḥîl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">endure.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon 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/13-25.htm">Proverbs 13:25</a></span><br />A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.<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="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a></span><br />from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a></span><br />Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.<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/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="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></span><br />Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.<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="/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="/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="/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="/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22</a></span><br />A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16-17</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Psalm 73:12</a></span><br />Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.<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?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.</p><p class="hdg">none of his meat be left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19</a></b></br> He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a></b></br> <i>As</i> the partridge sitteth <i>on eggs</i>, and hatcheth <i>them</i> not; <i>so</i> he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/16-24.htm">Luke 16:24,25</a></b></br> And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/19-27.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/job/13-28.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/job/20-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/job/19-22.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/job/19-20.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/15-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/20-10.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-19.htm">Greediness</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/ezra/6-10.htm">Well-Being</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/20-23.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/psalms/22-5.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-5.htm">Greediness</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Well-Being</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'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, it reflects the idea of divine justice where the wicked, despite their temporary success, ultimately face ruin. 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 imagery of consumption can also be linked to the locust plagues described in <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a>, symbolizing total devastation. Historically, the ancient Near Eastern cultures often viewed material wealth as a sign of divine favor, making the loss of it a significant indicator of divine judgment.<p><b>thus his prosperity will not endure.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the transient nature of the wicked's success. The theme of fleeting prosperity is echoed in <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a>, where the wicked flourish like a green tree but soon vanish. The cultural context of Job's time placed great importance on lasting legacy and prosperity, often measured by land, livestock, and descendants. Theologically, this phrase underscores the biblical teaching that true and lasting prosperity is found in righteousness and obedience to God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>. The temporary nature of the wicked's prosperity can also be seen as a type of Christ's teaching in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>, where treasures on earth are contrasted with treasures in heaven.<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 explores themes of suffering, justice, and faithfulness.<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 ruin and that their prosperity is temporary.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_prosperity.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Prosperity</a></b><br>Earthly wealth and success are fleeting and cannot provide lasting security or fulfillment. True prosperity is found in a relationship with God.<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 living a life contrary to God's ways leads to eventual ruin. It is a call to examine our lives and align them with God's righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_contentment.htm">The Importance of Contentment</a></b><br>The insatiable desire for more can lead to spiritual emptiness. Contentment in God's provision is key to enduring prosperity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>While Zophar's application may be flawed, the principle that God is just remains true. We can trust that God will ultimately bring justice, even if it is not in our timing.<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/evidence_for_wicked's_brief_joy.htm">Job 20:4-5 implies universal knowledge of the brevity of the wicked's joy; where is the empirical or historical evidence supporting this absolute claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_the_wicked_prosper_in_divine_justice.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:12-13 implies that the wicked might sometimes prosper; how does that align with other biblical promises of divine justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_wicked_prosper_despite_job_11_20.htm">Job 11:20 asserts the wicked lose hope, yet history and modern times show many unethical people prosper. How is this reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">There shall none of his meat be left.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">There was nothing left that he devoured not, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There shall none of his meat be left</span>; rather, <span class="accented">there was nothing left that he detoured not</span>, or <span class="accented">nothing remained over from his eating</span> (Schultens). Scarcely intended literally, as Canon Cook supposes. Rather said in reference to the wicked man's persistent oppression and robbery of the poor, the needy, and the powerless (comp. vers. 19, 20; and note our Lord's words, "Ye <span class="accented">devour</span> widows' houses," <a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Therefore shall no man look for his goods</span>. This is an impossible rendering. Translate, with Rosenmuller, Canon Cook, Stanley Leathes, and our Revisers, <span class="accented">therefore his prosperity shall not endure.</span> In other words, a Nemesis shall overtake him. For his oppression and cruelty he shall be visited by the Divine auger; a sudden end shall be made of his prosperity, and he shall fall into penury and misfortune. Covert allusion is, no doubt, intended to Job's sudden loss of his extraordinary prosperity by the series of calamities so graphically portrayed in <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13-19</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/20-21.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">Nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is left</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> </span><span class="str2">A survivor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for him to consume;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָכְל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·ḵə·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_400.htm">Strong's 400: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">therefore,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his prosperity</span><br /><span class="heb">טוּבֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭū·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2898.htm">Strong's 2898: </a> </span><span class="str2">Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</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">endure.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָחִ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḥîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/20-21.htm">Job 20:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/20-21.htm">OT Poetry: Job 20:21 There was nothing left that he didn't (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/20-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 20:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 20:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/20-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 20:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 20:22" /></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>