Job 20:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"When he fillsלְמַלֵּ֬א
(le·mal·le)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
his belly,בִטְנֹ֗ו
(vit·nov)
990: belly, body, wombfrom an unused word
[God] will sendיְֽשַׁלַּח־
(ye·shal·lach-)
7971: to senda prim. root
His fierceחֲרֹ֣ון
(cha·ro·vn)
2740: (burning of) angerfrom charah
angerאַפֹּ֑ו
(ap·pov;)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
on him And will rainוְיַמְטֵ֥ר
(ve·yam·ter)
4305: to raindenominative verb from matar
[it] on him while he is eating.בִּלְחוּמֹֽו׃
(bil·chu·mov.)
3894: intestines, bowelsfrom lacham


















KJV Lexicon
When he is about to fill
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
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.
God shall cast
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
the fury
charown  (khaw-rone')
a burning of anger -- sore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).
of his wrath
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
upon him and shall rain
matar  (maw-tar')
to rain -- (cause to) rain (upon).
it upon him while he is eating
lachuwm  (law-khoom')
eaten, i.e. food; also flesh, i.e. body -- while...is eating, flesh.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it on him while he is eating.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he fills his stomach, God will send His burning anger against him, raining it down on him while he is eating.

International Standard Version
"It will come about that, when he has filled himself to the full, God will vent his burning anger on him; he will pour it out on him and on his body.

NET Bible
"While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let that misery fill his belly. [God] throws his burning anger at the godless person and makes his wrath come down on him like rain.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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