Key Verse Spotlight
Job 20:28 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The increase of his house shall depart, {and his goods} shall flow away in the day of his wrath.”
Job 20:28
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
The increase of his house shall depart, {and his goods} shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
This {is} the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God. {appointed...: Heb. of his decree from God}
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