KJV King James Version
[When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
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Job 20:23
[When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
WEB World English Bible
When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
ASV American Standard Version
When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.
Surrounding context — Job 20
20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 [When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.
26 All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יְהִ֤י׀H1961 · ha.yahto beלְמַלֵּ֬אH4390 · ma.leto fillבִטְנ֗וֹH990 · be.tenbelly: abdomenיְֽשַׁלַּח־H7971 · sha.lachto send: departבּ֭וֹH9033 · ohimחֲר֣וֹןH2740 · cha.ronburning angerאַפּ֑וֹH639 · aphface: angerוְיַמְטֵ֥רH4305 · ma.tarto rainעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹH5921 · aluponבִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃H3894 · la.chumintestine
Cross-references
Psalm 78:30-31They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat [was] yet in their mouths,Numbers 11:33And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.Exodus 9:23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.Psalm 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup.Isaiah 21:4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.Malachi 2:2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay [it] to heart.Luke 12:17-20And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
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