JOB 20:22 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) They’ll be so full but it’ll only bring distress.
⇔ Every troublemaker will come to them.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅταν δὲ δοκῇ ἤδη πεπληρῶσθαι, θλιβήσεται, πᾶσα δὲ ἀνάγκη ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ἐπελεύσεται.
(Hotan de dokaʸ aʸdaʸ peplaʸrōsthai, thlibaʸsetai, pasa de anagkaʸ epʼ auton epeleusetai. )

BrTr But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.

ULT In the filling of his wealth it will become narrow to him;
⇔ every hand of the troubling will come against him.

UST While they are still very wealthy,
⇔ they will suddenly experience trouble.
⇔ Many people will be hostile to them and hurt them.

BSB In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed;
⇔ the full force of misery will come upon him.

OEB Brought to straits in the fullness of plenty,
⇔ The fell force of trouble assails him.

WEBBE In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will overtake him.
⇔ The hand of everyone who is in misery will come on him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET In the fullness of his sufficiency,
⇔ distress overtakes him.
⇔ the full force of misery will come upon him.

LSV In the fullness of his sufficiency he is constricted. Every perverse hand meets him.

FBV Even when the wicked have all that they want they run into trouble; all kinds of misery will fall upon them.

T4T When they are extremely prosperous/wealthy,
⇔ they will suddenly experience a lot of trouble.
⇔ ◄Misery will strike them and crush them [PRS]/They will suffer very greatly►.

LEB • [fn] all of misery’s power will come upon him.

20:1 Literally “it will be in distress for him”

BBE Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.

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JPS In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; the hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

ASV In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:
⇔ The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

DRA When he shall be filled, he shall be straitened, he shall burn, and every sorrow shall fall upon him.

YLT In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.

Drby In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.

RV In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: the hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

Wbstr In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

KJB-1769 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.[fn]

20.22 wicked: or, troublesome

KJB-1611 [fn]In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shalbe in straites: euery hand of the wicked shall come vpon him.
(In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shall be in straites: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.)

20:22 Or, troublesome.

Bshps When he had plenteousnesse of euery thing, yet was he poore, though he was helped on euery side.
(When he had plenteousnesse of every thing, yet was he poore, though he was helped on every side.)

Gnva When he shalbe filled with his abundance, he shalbe in paine, and the hand of all the wicked shall assaile him.
(When he shall be filled with his abundance, he shall be in paine, and the hand of all the wicked shall assaile him. )

Cvdl Though he had plenteousnesse of euerythinge, yet was he poore, & therfore he is but a wretch on euery syde.
(Though he had plenteousnesse of everythinge, yet was he poore, and therefore he is but a wretch on every side.)

Wyc Whanne he is fillid, he schal be maad streit; he schal `be hoot, and alle sorewe schal falle in on hym.
(When he is fillid, he shall be made streit; he shall `be hoot, and all sorrow shall fall in on him.)

Luth Wenn er gleich die Fülle und genug hat, wird ihm doch angst werden; allerhand Mühe wird über ihn kommen.
(When he gleich the Fülle and enough has, becomes him though/but angst become; allerhand Mühe becomes above him/it come.)

ClVg Cum satiatus fuerit, arctabitur: æstuabit, et omnis dolor irruet super eum.[fn]
(Since satiatus has_been, arctabitur: æstuabit, and everyone pain irruet over him. )

20.22 Cum satiatus fuerit, arctabitur. GREG. Cum multa congesserit arctatur; anxiatur enim qualiter acquisita custodiat. Æstuabit, et omnis dolor. Hinc inde insidiatores metuit, etc., usque ad tanto facilius rapitur ad tormentum. Sequitur:

20.22 Since satiatus has_been, arctabitur. GREG. Since multa congesserit arctatur; anxiatur because qualiter acquisita custodiat. Æstuabit, and everyone dolor. Hinc inde insidiatores metuit, etc., until to tanto facilius rapitur to tormentum. Sequitur:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠מְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְק⁠וֹ

in/on/at/with,fullness plenty,his

Zophar is speaking of the wealth of a wicked person as if he were a container that could become full. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Even if he becomes very wealthy,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יֵ֣צֶר ל֑⁠וֹ

form/conception/purpose to=him/it

Zophar is using this expression to mean that the wicked person will experience great distress. Your language may have a similar expression that you could use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: “he will be in dire straits” or “he will experience great distress”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

כָּל־יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽ⁠נּוּ

all/each/any/every force misery come,him

Zophar is using the adjective troubling as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “the hand of every person who causes trouble will come against him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כָּל־יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽ⁠נּוּ

all/each/any/every force misery come,him

Here, hand represents the power and activity of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “every person who causes trouble will work against him”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּל־יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽ⁠נּוּ

all/each/any/every force misery come,him

Zophar says every here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: “people who cause trouble will work against him”

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