Job Chapter 27 verse 19 Holy Bible
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered `to his fathers'; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
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He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
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Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - The rich man lieth down; rather, he lieth down rich (see the Revised Version). But he shall not be gathered. If we accept the present text, we may translate, But it (i.e. his wealth) shall not be gathered' and suppose his wealth to have consisted in agricultural produce. Or we may alter יאספ into יוסיפ, and translate, He lieth down rich, but he shall do so no more - a correction to which the οὐ προσθήσει of the Septuagint points. He openeth his eyes, and he is not. Some translate, "It is not;" i.e. the harvest, in which his wealth consisted, is not - it has been all destroyed by blight or robbers Those who render, "He is not," generally suppose that he opens his eyes only to find himself in the hands of murderers.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) But he shall not be gathered.--Some ancient versions read, "but he shall do so no more;" but the "gathering" may refer to his wealth. "He openeth his eyes, and it (i.e., his wealth) is not;" or it may mean that as soon as he opens his eyes, hoping to enjoy his riches, he shall be no more, but be suddenly cut off. This sense appears to accord with the following verses.