19For he oppressed — he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.


In Context

16 Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.

17 He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.

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

19 For he oppressed — he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

20 For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.

21 There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.

Job 20:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:19Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:19For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:19Because he broke in and stripped the poor: he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away an house, and he shall not build it up.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:19Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has violently taken away an house which he built not;