Job 20:19
“Because hee hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not:”
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Job 20:19 Context
17Hee shall not see the riuers, the floods, the brookes of hony and butter. 18That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein. 19Because hee hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not: 20Surely he shall not feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired. 21There shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man looke for his goods.
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Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
- King James Version
"For he has oppressed {and} forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;
- Basic English Bible
For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
- Darby Bible
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.
- Webster's Bible
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
- World English Bible
For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible