Job 20:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.”

Job 20:29 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 20:298 words

HebrewMeaning

זֶ֤הzeh

thisprepH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

חֵֽלֶקḥēleq

is the portion ofnounH2506

inheritance · part · partake · portion

אָדָ֣םʾādām

a personnounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

רָ֭שָׁעrāšāʿ

wickedadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

מֵ/אֱלֹהִ֑יםmēʾĕlōhiym

from GodpronH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

וְ/נַחֲלַ֖תwənaḥălat

and the inheritance ofconjH5159

to inherit · inheritance · possession. Compare

אִמְר֣/וֹʾimərwō

decree hisnounH561

appointed unto him · saying · speech · word

מֵ/אֵֽלmēʾēl

from GodpronH410

goodly · great · idol · might ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Job 20:29

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage of his words from the Lord. For if, while placed in this life, he had been minded to act rightly, he would have had for his ‘portion’ with the Lord fellowship in the kingdom of heaven; but because he chose to be subjected to bad desires, his ‘portion from the Lord’ he found in torment, because he did not seek to obtain a share in the grace of that Lord. But it is well said, And the heritage of his words from the…
Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 15 §38

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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