Job 20:28

28 Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.

Job 20:28 Meaning and Commentary

Job 20:28

The increase of his house shall depart
Either his children or his substance. Some interpret it, as Kimchi ^F8 observes, of the walls of his house, because of what follows, "they shall flow away" as if he should say, the stones of his house shall fall down, and his habitation shall be destroyed, according to ( Micah 1:6 ) ; where a dilapidation is expressed by a flow, or pouring down of stones:

[and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath;
in the day of the wrath of God upon him, which will come upon him like water split on the ground, of no more use and service to him; the Targum interprets it of oil and wine, which shall flow away and cease, and so Mr. Broughton renders it, "fruits for his house"; all desirable and useful ones, see ( Revelation 18:14 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Sepher Shorash. rad. (lby) .

Job 20:28 In-Context

26 And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.

27 And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.

28 Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.

29 This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of his goods by the all-seeing .