Key Verse Spotlight
Job 27:13 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“This {is} the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, {which} they shall receive of the Almighty.”
Job 27:13
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I will teach you by the hand of God: {that} which {is} with the Almighty will I not conceal. {by...: or, being in the hand, etc}
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen {it}; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
This {is} the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, {which} they shall receive of the Almighty.
If his children be multiplied, {it is} for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
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