Job 20:27 “The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up again…”

Job 20:27

The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.

World English Bible

The heavens will reveal his iniquity. The earth will rise up against him.

American Standard Version

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.

Geneva Bible 1599

The heauen shall declare his wickednes, and the earth shall rise vp against him.

Darby Translation

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.

Young's Literal Translation

Reveal do the heavens his iniquity, And earth is raising itself against him.

Bible in Basic English

The heavens make clear his sin, and the earth gives witness against him.

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Cross references

“heaven”

Jeremiah 29:23 Malachi 3:5 Romans 2:16 1 Corinthians 4:5 Psalm 44:20 Psalm 44:21

Jeremiah 29:23 · BSB

For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the…

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their…

Romans 2:16 · BSB

on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

1 Corinthians 4:5 · BSB

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from…

Psalm 44:20 · BSB

If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

Psalm 44:21 · BSB

would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

“earth”

Job 16:18 Isaiah 26:21 Job 18:18

Job 16:18 · BSB

O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

Isaiah 26:21 · BSB

For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

Job 18:18 · BSB

He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.

Also

Deuteronomy 31:28

Deuteronomy 31:28 · BSB

Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

28The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.

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