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Job 20:15 Cross-References
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“He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.”
Job 20:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 20:15
'He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.' Zophar's grotesque imagery: ill-gotten riches 'swallowed down' (בָּלַע, bala) must be 'vomited up' (יְקִיאֶנּוּ, yeqiennu), and God will 'cast them out' (יוֹרִישֶׁנּוּ, yorishenu) of his 'belly' (מִבִּטְנוֹ, mibbitno). The digestive metaphor portrays wealth as poison requiring expulsion. Proverbs 23:8 uses similar imagery. The point: unjustly gained wealth cannot be retained. This is theologically sound (Jeremiah 17:11, Luke 12:20). Applied to Job, it's cruel—implying Job's wealth was ill-g...
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