Key Verse Spotlight
Job 20:23 — Meaning and Application
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.”
Job 20:23
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. {none...: or, be none left for his meat}
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. {wicked: or, troublesome}
{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.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, {and} the bow of steel shall strike him through.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors {are} upon him.
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