KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Job 20:22 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “In the fulness” | בִּמְלֹ֣אות | To fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) | fulness |
| “of his sufficiency” | שִׂ֭פְקוֹ | Chastisement; also satiety | sufficiency |
| “he shall be in straits:” | יֵ֣צֶר | To press (intransitive), i.e., be narrow; figuratively, be in distress | straits |
| “every” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | every |
| “hand” | יַ֖ד | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | hand |
| “of the wicked” | עָמֵ֣ל | Toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful | wicked |
| “shall come” | תְּבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | come |
| “upon him.” | תְּבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | upon |
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20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 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.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
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