His children must recompense the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
Job 20:15 - Tree of Life Version He swallows riches and vomits them up; God empties it out of his stomach. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He has swallowed down [his ill-gotten] riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly. American Standard Version (1901) He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly. Common English Bible They swallow wealth and vomit it; God dislodges it from their belly. Catholic Public Domain Version The riches that he devours, he will vomit up, and from his stomach God will draw them out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The riches which he hath swallowed, he shall vomit up: and God shall draw them out of his belly. |
His children must recompense the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
his food turns sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him.
He gives back what he toiled for without swallowing it; he will not enjoy the riches of his trade.
For he knows no satisfaction from his greed, he cannot save himself by his desires.
A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of His wrath.
Let a creditor seize all he has, and may strangers plunder his labor.
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise person’s dwelling, but a foolish person devours all he has.
You will vomit up the morsel you ate, and will waste your pleasant words.
“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me, crushed me, set me aside like an empty dish, swallowed me up like a dragon, filled his belly with my delicacies, rinsed me away.”
I will punish Bel in Babylon— What he swallowed I will make him disgorge out of his mouth. Nations will no longer stream to him. Yes, the wall of Babylon has fallen!
Will not all take up a proverb against him or a scornful riddle about him? “Oy to one expanding what isn’t his! How long? Oy to one burdening himself with heavy debts!”