Job 20:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He swallowsבָּ֭לַע
(ba·la)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
riches,חַ֣יִל
(cha·yil)
2428: strength, efficiency, wealth, armyfrom chul
But will vomit 
 
7006a: to vomit up, spew outa prim. root
them up; Godאֵֽל׃
(el.)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
will expelיֹֽורִשֶׁ֥נּוּ
(yo·v·ri·shen·nu)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
them from his belly.מִ֝בִּטְנֹ֗ו
(mib·bit·nov)
990: belly, body, wombfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He hath swallowed down
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
riches
chayil  (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
and he shall vomit them up again
qow'  (ko)
to vomit -- spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).
God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
shall cast them out
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
of his belly
beten  (beh'-ten)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything -- belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He swallows riches, But will vomit them up; God will expel them from his belly.

King James Bible
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He swallows wealth but must vomit it up; God will force it from his stomach.

International Standard Version
"Though he swallows wealth, he will vomit it; God will dislodge it from his stomach.

NET Bible
The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He vomits up the riches that he swallowed. God forces them out of his stomach.

King James 2000 Bible
He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
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