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.


In Context

15 He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.

16 He shall suck cobra venom. The viper's tongue shall kill him.

17 He shall not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.

18 That 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.

19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

20 |Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save anything of that in which he delights.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:18He 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.

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 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.