Job 27:19
New International Version
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

New Living Translation
The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.

English Standard Version
He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.

Berean Standard Bible
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

King James Bible
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

New King James Version
The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.

New American Standard Bible
“He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it no longer exists.

NASB 1995
“He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

NASB 1977
“He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no more.

Legacy Standard Bible
He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

Amplified Bible
“He lies down rich, but never will again; He opens his eyes, and it is gone.

Christian Standard Bible
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, it is gone.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, it is gone.

American Standard Version
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the rich will lie down and he will not be rising again; he opens his eyes, and he is not

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.

Contemporary English Version
Those sinners may go to bed rich, but they will wake up poor.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The rich man when he shall sleep shall take away nothing with him: he shall open his eyes and find nothing.

English Revised Version
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He may go to bed rich, but he'll never be rich again. When he opens his eyes, nothing will be left.

Good News Translation
One last time they will lie down rich, and when they wake up, they will find their wealth gone.

International Standard Version
He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone!

JPS Tanakh 1917
He lieth down rich, but there shall be nought to gather; He openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.

Literal Standard Version
He lies down rich, and he is not gathered, | He has opened his eyes, and he is not.

Majority Standard Bible
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

New American Bible
He lies down a rich man, one last time; he opens his eyes—nothing is there.

NET Bible
He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

New Revised Standard Version
They go to bed with wealth, but will do so no more; they open their eyes, and it is gone.

New Heart English Bible
He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and it is gone.

Webster's Bible Translation
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

World English Bible
He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

Young's Literal Translation
Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Wicked Man's Portion
18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman. 19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.…

Cross References
Job 7:8
The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.

Job 7:21
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more."

Job 20:7
he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, 'Where is he?'


Treasury of Scripture

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he opens his eyes, and he is not.

shall lie

Job 14:13-15
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! …

Job 21:23-26,30
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet…

Job 30:23
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

gathered

Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Jeremiah 8:2
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

Matthew 3:12
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

he openeth

Job 20:7-9
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? …

Psalm 58:9
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

Psalm 73:19,20
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors…

he is not

Job 8:22
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

Job 14:10,12
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? …

Job 24:24
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

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Job 27
1. Job protests his sincerity
8. The hypocrite is without hope
11. The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses














(19) But he shall not be gathered.--Some ancient versions read, "but he shall do so no more;" but the "gathering" may refer to his wealth. "He openeth his eyes, and it (i.e., his wealth) is not;" or it may mean that as soon as he opens his eyes, hoping to enjoy his riches, he shall be no more, but be suddenly cut off. This sense appears to accord with the following verses.

Verse 19. - The rich man lieth down; rather, he lieth down rich (see the Revised Version). But he shall not be gathered. If we accept the present text, we may translate, But it (i.e. his wealth) shall not be gathered' and suppose his wealth to have consisted in agricultural produce. Or we may alter יאספ into יוסיפ, and translate, He lieth down rich, but he shall do so no more - a correction to which the οὐ προσθήσει of the Septuagint points. He openeth his eyes, and he is not. Some translate, "It is not;" i.e. the harvest, in which his wealth consisted, is not - it has been all destroyed by blight or robbers Those who render, "He is not," generally suppose that he opens his eyes only to find himself in the hands of murderers.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He lies down
יִ֭שְׁכַּב (yiš·kaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

wealthy,
עָשִׁ֣יר (‘ā·šîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6223: Rich

but will do so no more;
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

when he opens
פָּקַ֣ח (pā·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6491: To open, to be observant

his eyes,
עֵינָ֖יו (‘ê·nāw)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

all is gone.
וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ (wə·’ê·nen·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle


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