Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The rich one shall lie down, and he shall not be gathered: he opened his eyes, and he is not
New American Standard Bible
He opens his eyes, and
King James Version
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Holman Bible
when he opens his eyes, it is gone.
International Standard Version
He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone!
A Conservative Version
He lays down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers]. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
American Standard Version
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers ; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Amplified
“He lies down rich, but never will again;
He opens his eyes, and it is gone.
Bible in Basic English
He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
Darby Translation
He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
King James 2000
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he opens his eyes, and he is not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He goes to bed [with] wealth, but {he will do so no more}; he opens his eyes, and {it is gone}.
Modern King James verseion
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When the rich man dieth, he carrieth nothing with him: he is gone in the twinkling of an eye.
NET Bible
He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.
New Heart English Bible
He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
The Emphasized Bible
The rich man, shall lie down, and not do it again, his eyes, hath he opened, and then is not.
Webster
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
World English Bible
He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
Youngs Literal Translation
Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 27:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Final Speech
18 He built his house as the moth, and as a booth he watching made. 19 The rich one shall lie down, and he shall not be gathered: he opened his eyes, and he is not 20 Terrors shall hedge him about as waters, the night a tempest stole him away.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 24:24
They were lifted up a little while, and they are not, and they were brought low; as all they will be drawn together, and as the head of an ear of grain they shall be cut off.
Jeremiah 8:2
And they spread them to the sun and to the moon, and to all the army of the heavens which they loved, and which they served, and which they, went after, and which they sought and which they worshiped to them: they shall not be gathered and they shall not be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
Genesis 49:10
The rod shall not depart from Judah, and a leader from between his feet, till that Shiloh shall come: and to him the obedience of the nations.
Job 7:8
The eye of him seeing me shall not look after me: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not
Job 8:22
They hating thee shall put on shame; and the tent of the unjust shall not be.
Job 14:10
And man will die and be weak: and man will expire, and where is he?
Job 14:12-15
And man lay down and he will not rise: till the heavens be no more they shall not awake and rise from their sleep.
Job 20:7-9
As his dung he shall perish forever: they seeing him shall say, Where is he?
Job 21:23-26
This shall die in the strength of his fulness, altogether tranquil and at rest
Job 21:30
For the evil one will be spared for the day of destruction; they shalt be led away to the day of wraths
Job 30:23
For I knew thou wilt turn me back to death, and the house appointed to all living.
Psalm 58:9
Before your pots shall perceive the thorn, as living, as in wrath, he will sweep him away.
Psalm 73:19-20
How they were for desolation as in a moment they perished; they were finished from sudden destruction.
Matthew 3:12
Whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the store; but he will burn down the chaff in inextinguishable fire.
Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her; how often did I wish to gather thy children together, which manner a bird gathers together her young broods under the wings, and ye would not!