King James Version
What Does Job 20:10 Mean?
“His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. His children: or, The poor shall oppress his children”
Context
8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9
The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. His children: or, The poor shall oppress his children
11
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **His children shall seek to please the poor.**—That is, shall seek their favour by making good what had been taken from them, or otherwise; or it may be rendered, *the poor shall oppress his children.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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