Job 20:18

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

That which he

עָמַל

ʻâmal

H5998

to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness

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for shall he

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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and shall not

דְּרוֹר

dᵉrôwr

H1866

the swift, a kind of swallow

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it down

פֶּה

peh

H6310

the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...

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to his

חַיִל

chayil

H2428

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

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shall the

שָׁלַם

shâlam

H7999

to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate ...

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be and he shall not

שָׂמַח

sâmach

H8055

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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שָׁם

shâm

H8033

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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Key Terms in This Verse

restitution H7999

שָׁלַם shâlam

to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)

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laboured H5998

עָמַל ʻâmal

to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness

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swallow H1866

דְּרוֹר dᵉrôwr

the swift, a kind of swallow

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restore H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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substance H2428

חַיִל chayil

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

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rejoice H8055

שָׂמַח sâmach

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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therein H8033

שָׁם shâm

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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according H6310

פֶּה peh

the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to

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Cross References

Job 20:10 cross-reference

His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

Jeremiah 22:13 cross-reference

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

Job 20:15 cross-reference

He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

Jeremiah 51:44 cross-reference

And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fal...

Proverbs 1:12 cross-reference

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Job 31:29 cross-reference

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

Matthew 23:13 cross-reference

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Jeremiah 22:17 cross-reference

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Jeremiah 51:34 cross-reference

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cas...

Matthew 23:24 cross-reference

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Job 31:25 cross-reference

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

Job 20:5 cross-reference

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Ezekiel 7:12 cross-reference

The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

Lamentations 2:16 cross-reference

All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

Amos 8:4 cross-reference

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Hosea 9:1 cross-reference

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.

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