Job 27:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.”
Job 27:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 27:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 27:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 27:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.”
Job 27:20 — World English Bible
Job 27:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.”
Job 27:20 — American Standard Version
Job 27:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind.”
Job 27:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 27:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night.”
Job 27:20 — Darby Translation
Job 27:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Terrours shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall cary him away by night.”
Job 27:20 — Geneva Bible
Job 27:20 in Context — Job 27
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
What Does Job 27:20 Mean?
Job 27:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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