Job 20:18 Parallel Translations

He will give back what he earned without enjoying it. He will get no joy from the profits of his business(GOD'S WORD®)

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

ASV:

That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

BBE:

He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

DBY:

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice therein.

ERV:

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

JPS:

That which he laboured for shall he give back, and shall not swallow it down; according to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

WBS:

That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.

WEB:

That for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.

YLT:

He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not.

Job 20:18 Cross References

XREF:

Job 20:10 "His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.

Job 20:15 "He swallows riches, But will vomit them up; God will expel them from his belly. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

20:18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], {i} and he shall not rejoice [therein].
(i) That is these raveners and spoilers of the poor will enjoy their theft but for a time for after God will take it from them, and cause them to make restitution so that it is only an exchange.

WES:

20:18 Swallow - So as to hold it. He shall not possess it long, nor to any considerable purpose. Yea, he shall be forced to part with his estate to make compensations for his wrongs. So that he shall not enjoy what he had gotten, because it shall be taken from him.

MHC:

20:10-22 The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hiding it and keeping it under his tongue, denotes concealment of his beloved lust, and delight therein. But He who knows what is in the heart, knows what is under the tongue, and will discover it. The love of the world, and of the wealth of it, also is wickedness, and man sets his heart upon these. Also violence and injustice, these sins bring God's judgments upon nations and families. Observe the punishment of the wicked man for these things. Sin is turned into gall, than which nothing is more bitter; it will prove to him poison; so will all unlawful gains be. In his fulness he shall be in straits, through the anxieties of his own mind. To be led by the sanctifying grace of God to restore what was unjustly gotten, as Zaccheus was, is a great mercy. But to be forced to restore by the horrors of a despairing conscience, as Judas was, has no benefit and comfort attending it.

CONC:

Attained Bulwark Consume Enjoy Enjoyment Exchange Exults Forced Fruit Giving Gotten Joy Labored Laboured Profit Rejoice Restitution Restore Returns Riches Substance Swallow Therein Toil Trading Uneaten Value

Attained Bulwark Consume Enjoy Enjoyment Exchange Exults Food Forced Fruit Gotten Labored Profit Rejoice Restitution Restore Returns Riches Substance Swallow Therein Toil Toiled Trading Work

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