Job 27:14

"“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty."

Key Reflection

In Job 27:14, this verse suggests that the wicked face divine judgment and suffering as their lot in life. It implies that God's justice ensures that oppressors receive retribution, aligning with the broader theme of retributive justice in the Book of Job where even the righteous suffer while the wicked do not go unpunished.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword -That is, they shall be slain in war. The first calamities which it is here said would come upon a man, relate to his familyJob 27:14-18; the next are those that would come upon himself,Job 27:19-23. All the sentiments here expressed are found in the various speeches of the friends of Job, and, according to the interpretation suggested above, this is designed to represent their sentiments. They maintained that if a wicked man was blessed with a numerous family, and seemed to be prosperous, it was only that the punishment might come the more heavily upon him, for that they certainly would be cut off; seeJob 18:19-20;Job 20:10.

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