The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.
Job 20:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised At the height of his success distress will come to him; the full weight of misery will crush him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: Every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the fullness of his sufficiency [in the time of his great abundance] he shall be poor and in straits; every hand of everyone who is in misery shall come upon him [he is but a wretch on every side]. American Standard Version (1901) In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him. Common English Bible Even in their plenty, they are hard-pressed; all sorts of trouble come on them. Catholic Public Domain Version When he will be satisfied, he will be constrained; he will seethe, and all anguish will fall upon him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When he shall be filled, he shall be straitened, he shall burn, and every sorrow shall fall upon him. |
The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.
the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you! ’
That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported, ‘The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you! ’
He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not increase in the land.
When he fills his stomach, God will send his burning anger against him, raining it down on him while he is eating.
There the wicked cease to make trouble, and there the weary find rest.
The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.
I will send him against a godless nation; I will command him to go against a people destined for my rage, to take spoils, to plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
As much as she glorified herself and indulged her sensual and excessive ways, give her that much torment and grief. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit as a queen; I am not a widow, and I will never see grief.’