King James Version
Job 20:23 in the King James Version says “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 i...” — study this verse from Job chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Job 20:23 · KJV
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.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“When he is about to fill”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
“God shall cast”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
“of his wrath”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“it upon him while he is eating”
H3894properly, eaten, i.e., food; also flesh, i.e., body
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