Job 20:17

17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

Job 20:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
ESV
17 He will not look upon the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and curds.
NLT
17 They will never again enjoy streams of olive oil or rivers of milk and honey.
MSG
17 No quiet picnics for them beside gentle streams with fresh-baked bread and cheese, and tall, cool drinks.
CSB
17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

Job 20:17 In-Context

15 He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up.
16 He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.
17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
19 For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 36:8
  • 2. Deuteronomy 32:13
  • 3. Deuteronomy 32:14; Job 29:6
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