Job 20:7 “he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will…”

Job 20:7

he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

World English Bible

yet he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

American Standard Version

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet shall hee perish for euer, like his dung, and they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is hee?

Darby Translation

Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

Young's Literal Translation

As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: 'Where [is] he?'

Bible in Basic English

Like the waste from his body he comes to an end for ever: those who have seen him say, Where is he?

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Cross references

“perish”

1 Kings 14:10 2 Kings 9:37 Psalm 83:10 Jeremiah 8:2

1 Kings 14:10 · BSB

Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is…

2 Kings 9:37 · BSB

And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’ ”

Psalm 83:10 · BSB

who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

Jeremiah 8:2 · BSB

They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on…

“shall say”

Job 14:10

Job 14:10 · BSB

But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?

Also

Job 7:10 Job 4:20 Job 8:18

Job 7:10 · BSB

He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.

Job 4:20 · BSB

They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever.

Job 8:18 · BSB

If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

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

In context

6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

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