Job 20:18
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
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.
Note his…: Heb. the substance of his exchange
He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- shall he restore
- Job 20:10, 15
- swallow
- Job 20:5; Proverbs 1:12; Jeremiah 51:34, 44; Lamentations 2:16; Hosea 8:7, 8; Amos 8:4; Matthew 23:14, 24
- his substance
- Heb. the substance of his exchange. and heshall.
- Job 31:25, 29; Isaiah 24:7–11; Jeremiah 11:15, 16; Jeremiah 22:13, 17; Ezekiel 7:12; Hosea 9:1; James 4:8, 9