Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let their own eyes see their destruction; let them drink the cup of the wrath of the Almighty. New Living Translation Let them see their destruction with their own eyes. Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty. English Standard Version Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Berean Standard Bible Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty. King James Bible His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. New King James Version Let his eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. New American Standard Bible “Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. NASB 1995 “Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. NASB 1977 “Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Legacy Standard Bible Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Amplified Bible “Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Christian Standard Bible Let his own eyes see his demise; let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath! Holman Christian Standard Bible Let his own eyes see his demise; let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath! American Standard Version Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Aramaic Bible in Plain English His eyes will see his destruction, and he will drink from the anger of God Brenton Septuagint Translation Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord. Contemporary English Version Let God All-Powerful force them to drink their own destruction from the cup of his anger. Douay-Rheims Bible His eyes shall see his own destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. English Revised Version Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. GOD'S WORD® Translation His eyes should see his own ruin. He should drink from the wrath of the Almighty. Good News Translation Let sinners bear their own punishment; let them feel the wrath of Almighty God. International Standard Version Their own eyes will see their destruction; and they'll drink the wrath of the Almighty. JPS Tanakh 1917 Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Literal Standard Version His own eyes see his destruction, | And he drinks of the wrath of the Mighty. Majority Standard Bible Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty. New American Bible Let his own eyes behold his calamity, and the wrath of the Almighty let him drink! NET Bible Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty. New Revised Standard Version Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty. New Heart English Bible Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of Shaddai. Webster's Bible Translation His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. World English Bible Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. Young's Literal Translation His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: God will Punish the Wicked…19It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it. 20Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty. 21For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?… Cross References Revelation 14:10 he too will drink the wine of God's anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. Numbers 14:28 So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say. Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. Job 21:21 For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out? Job 21:30 Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath. Psalm 60:3 You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink. Psalm 75:8 For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs. Treasury of Scripture His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. see Job 27:19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. Luke 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. drink Psalm 75:8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. Isaiah 51:17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out. Jeremiah 25:15,16 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it… Jump to Previous Almighty Decay Destruction Drink Drinketh Eyes Full Fury Mighty Ruler Trouble WrathJump to Next Almighty Decay Destruction Drink Drinketh Eyes Full Fury Mighty Ruler Trouble WrathJob 21 1. Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved7. Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God 16. Sometimes their destruction is manifest 21. The happy and unhappy are alike in death 27. The judgment of the wicked is in another world (20) His eyes shall see his destruction.--This may be understood as the continuation of Job's suggested amendment of the Divine government. "His own eyes should see his destruction, and he should drink of the wrath, &c. For what concern or interest hath he in his house after him when the number of his months is cut off, &c. "Verse 20. - His eyes shall see his destruction (or, let his own eyes see his destruction), and he shall drink (or, let him drink) of the wrath of the Almighty. It will impress him far more with a sense of his wickedness, and of his guilt in God's sight, if he receives punishment in his own person, than if he merely suffers vicariously through his children. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Let his own eyesעֵינָ֣יו (‘ê·nāw) Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain see יִרְא֣וּ (yir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see his destruction; כִּיד֑וֹ (kî·ḏōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3589: A crushing, calamity let him drink [for himself] יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ (yiš·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe the wrath וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת (ū·mê·ḥă·maṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison of the Almighty. שַׁדַּ֣י (šad·day) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7706: The Almighty Links Job 21:20 NIVJob 21:20 NLT Job 21:20 ESV Job 21:20 NASB Job 21:20 KJV Job 21:20 BibleApps.com Job 21:20 Biblia Paralela Job 21:20 Chinese Bible Job 21:20 French Bible Job 21:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 21:20 Let his own eyes see his destruction (Jb) |