Job 20:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 20:17

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Berean Standard Bible

He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.

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ASV

American Standard Version

He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.

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Job 20

¹⁵ He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.

¹⁶ He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.

¹⁷ He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

¹⁸ He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

¹⁹ For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.

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