King James Version
Job 20:22 in the King James Version says “In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. wicked: or, trou...” — study this verse from Job chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. wicked: or, troublesome”
Job 20:22 · KJV
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. feel: Heb. know
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. none: or, be none left for his meat
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. wicked: or, troublesome
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“In the fulness”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
“he shall be in straits”
H3334to press (intransitive), i.e., be narrow; figuratively, be in distress
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“every hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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