Job 20:21

Modern English Version

Nothing is left for him to eat; therefore his prosperity will not endure.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:11

As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid, so is he who gets riches, but not justly; it will forsake him in the midst of his days, and in the end he will be a fool.

Job 18:19

He has neither descendant nor posterity among his people, nor anyone remaining in his dwellings.

Job 15:29

He will not be rich, nor will his wealth continue, nor will his possessions spread over the earth.

Job 15:21

A dreadful sound is in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more space where they may live alone in the midst of the land!

Isaiah 5:9

In my ears the Lord of Hosts said: Truly, many houses shall be desolate, even great and beautiful, without inhabitants.

Amos 3:10

They do not know how to do right, says the Lord, storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses.

Amos 3:11

Therefore thus says the Lord God: An enemy will surround your land; he will tear down your defenses, and your fortresses will be plundered.