Job 15:20
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The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.

travaileth

Romans 8:22 For we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain, even till now.

Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is a very great evil among all things that are done under the sun, that the same things happen to all men: whereby also the hearts of the children of men are filled with evil, and with contempt while they live, and afterwards they shall be brought down to hell.

the number

Psalm 90:3,4,12 Turn not man away to be brought low: and thou hast said: Be converted, O ye sons of men. . . .

Luke 12:19-21 And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer. . . .

James 5:1-6 Go to now, ye rich men: weep and howl in your miseries, which shall come upon you. . . .

Context
Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God
19To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them. 20The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.21The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.…
Cross References
Job 15:19
To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them.

Job 15:24
Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.

Job 24:1
Times are not hid from the Almighty: but they that know him, know not his days.

Job 27:13
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

Lexicon
A wicked
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

man writhes in pain
מִתְחוֹלֵ֑ל (miṯ·ḥō·w·lêl)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his
ה֣וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

days;
יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

only a few
וּמִסְפַּ֥ר (ū·mis·par)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

years
שָׁ֝נִ֗ים (nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year

are reserved
נִצְפְּנ֥וּ (niṣ·pə·nū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6845: To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk

for the ruthless.
לֶעָרִֽיץ׃ (le·‘ā·rîṣ)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6184: Awe-inspiring, terror-striking


Additional Translations
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.The wicked man travails with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

All the life of the ungodly is spent in care, and the years granted to the oppressor are numbered.

All his days the wicked man is tormented, and numbered years are allotted to the violent.

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

'All days of the wicked he is paining himself, And few years have been laid up for the terrible one.
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