Job 21:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:20 — KJV
“His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.”
— Job 21:20 (KJV)
Job 21:20 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 21:20
“Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. trouble: Heb. commotion”
Shares key themes with Job 21:20: eyes, see, wrath
“Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes”
Shares key themes with Job 21:20: eyes, see, wrath
“Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:20: see, drink
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:20: see, drink
“And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:20: eyes, drink
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