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Job 27:19 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Job 27:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 27 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.”
Job 27:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 27:19
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered—the verse describes sudden reversal. The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav, lie down) can mean sleeping or dying; here it suggests going to bed wealthy. But he shall not be gathered uses אָסַף (asaf, gather/be gathered), often referring to being gathered to one's ancestors in honorable death (Genesis 25:8, 35:29). The negation suggests either no honorable burial or no gathering of wealth—interpretations differ. He openeth his eyes, and he is not echoes Psalm 37:10, 36—the wicked vanish suddenly. The Hebrew וְאֵינֶנּוּ (ve'eynennu, "and he is not") i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 27:19
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“and they are gone. Yes”
“he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.”
“and the moon”
“How are they brought into desolation”
“'Where is he?'”
“To the house appointed for all living.”
“but I shall not be.”
“and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn”
“they shall not awake”