18He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer.


In Context

15 The riches which he hath swallowed; he shall vomit up, and God shall draw them out of his belly.

16 He shall suck the head of asps, and the viper's tongue shall kill him.

17 (Let him not see the streams of the river, the brooks of honey and of butter.)

18 He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer.

19 Because he broke in and stripped the poor: he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.

20 And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them.

Job 20:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That 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. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:18What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice therein.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18That for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.