Job 20:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. | He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach. | He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wealth | חַ֣יִל | CHA-yil | H2428H | Helechחֵילֵךְ (che.lek) § Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad |
| he swallows | בָּ֭לַע | BA-la' | H1104 | to swallow upבָּלַע (ba.la) 1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended |
| and he has vomited up it | וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ | vay-ki-'E-nu | H6958 | to vomitקִיא (qo) 1) to vomit up, spue out, disgorge 1a) (Qal) to vomit 1b) (Hiphil) to vomit up 1b1) of land spewing out its inhabitants (fig) 1b2) vomiting, disgorging |
| from belly his | מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ | mi-bit-NO | H0990G | belly: abdomenבֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) : abdomen 1) belly, womb, body 1a) belly, abdomen 1a1) as seat of hunger 1a2) as seat of mental faculties 1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.) 1b) womb |
| he drives out it | יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ | yo-ri-SHE-nu | H3423H | to possess: possessיָרַשׁ (ya.rash) : possess/inherit 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take possession of 1a2) to inherit 1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor 1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty 1c) (Piel) to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to possess or inherit 1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit 1d3) to impoverish 1d4) to dispossess 1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit |
| God | אֵֽל׃ | 'El | H0410G | Godאֵל (el) This name means god, god-like one, mighty one, strength, power Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.