The Meaning of Job 21:20 Explained

Job 21:20

KJV: His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

YLT: His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

Darby: His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the fury of the Almighty.

ASV: Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Discover Job 21:20

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 21:20?

MEANING: What does Job 21:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 21:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 21:20?

What is the context of Job 21:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

What does Job 21:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 21:1-34 - "shall Any Teach God?"

After a brief introduction, in which he claims the right to reply, Job 21:1-6, Job brings forward a new argument. He affirms that his friends are wrong in assuming that the connection between sin and suffering is invariable. On the contrary, he urges that wicked men often spend their lives in prosperity, on the farm, in the fold, and in the home, Job 21:10-11. Sounds of joy issue from their dwellings, Job 21:12. They die without prolonged torture, Job 21:13. From the contention of his friends, Job turns to the passer-by for confirmation of his words. Surely, he says, it is a matter of common observation that some wicked men do prosper and die in peace, Job 21:29.

With Job's answer the second colloquy ends. His friends have gained nothing by their arguments, but Job has learned much by his afflictions. On the dark background of his night the Morning Star has actually begun to shine. He appeals to God with greater confidence and even finds refuge in Him; but so far, though arguing his case, he has preserved a humble and reverent attitude. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 21

¹ Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved
⁷ Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God
¹⁶ Sometimes their destruction is manifest
²¹ The happy and unhappy are alike in death
²⁷ The judgment of the wicked is in another world

What do the individual words in Job 21:20 mean?

Let see - his eyes his destruction and of the wrath of the Almighty let him drink

יִרְא֣וּ [עינו] (עֵינָ֣יו) כִּיד֑וֹ וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה

יִרְא֣וּ	Let see
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
[עינו]	-
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular
(עֵינָ֣יו)	his eyes
Parse: Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
כִּיד֑וֹ	his destruction
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: כִּיד Sense: ruin, destruction.
וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת	and of the wrath
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: חֵמָא Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
שַׁדַּ֣י	of the Almighty
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁדַּי Sense: almighty, most powerful.
יִשְׁתֶּֽה	let him drink
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁתָה Sense: to drink.

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