Job 20:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.”

Job 20:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 20:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.”

Job 20:18 — World English Bible

Job 20:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.”

Job 20:18 — American Standard Version

Job 20:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“He is giving back <FI>what<Fi> he laboured for, And doth not consume <FI>it<Fi> ; As a bulwark <FI>is<Fi> his exchange, and he exults not.”

Job 20:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].”

Job 20:18 — Darby Translation

Job 20:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He shall restore the labour, and shall deuoure no more: euen according to the substance shalbe his exchange, and he shall enioy it no more.”

Job 20:18 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:18 in Context — Job 20

16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.

17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

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What Does Job 20:18 Mean?

Job 20:18 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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