Job 27:19

19 "He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and 1it is no longer.

Job 27:19 In-Context

17 He may prepare it, but the just will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.
18 "He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
19 "He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.
20 "Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.
21 "The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Job 7:8, 21; Job 20:7

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. So ancient versions; Heb "will be gathered"
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