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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;
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Verse 19 is found in chapter 20 of Job. Zophar uses the image of sweet food becoming poison to represent pleasure obtained through wickedness. The prosperity of the wicked is presented as temporary and deceptive. The speech therefore develops a moral theology of consequences, while still failing to resolve the difference between a general truth and its application to Job’s case.
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Compare Job 20:19 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Denn er hat unterdrückt und verlassen den Armen; er hat Häuser an sich gerissen, die er nicht erbaut hat.
Español · RVR1909 Por cuanto quebrantó y desamparó a los pobres, Robó casas, y no las edificó;
Español · NTBT Porque oprimió y abandonó a los pobres; se apoderó de una casa que no había construido.
Français · LSG Car il a opprimé, délaissé les pauvres, Il a ruiné des maisons et ne les a pas rétablies.
Italiano · DIO1885 Perciocchè egli ha oppressato altrui, egli lascerà dietro a sè de’ bisognosi; Perciocchè egli ha rapita la casa altrui, egli non edificherà la sua.
Português · ARC Porquanto oprimiu e desamparou os pobres, e roubou a casa que não edificou.
中文 · RCUV 他欺壓窮人，棄之不顧， 強取非自己所蓋的房屋 。
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