Job 27:14
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If his sons be multiplied, they shall be for the sword, and his grandsons shall not be filled with bread.

children

Job 21:11,12 Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance and play. . . .

Deuteronomy 28:32,41 May thy sons and thy daughters be given to another people, thy eyes looking on, and languishing at the sight of them all the day, and may there be no strength in thy hand. . . .

2 Kings 9:7,8 And thou shalt cut off the house of Achab, thy master, and I will revenge the blood of my servants, the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezabel. . . .

2 Kings 10:6-10 And he wrote letters the second time to them, saying: If you be mine, and will obey me, take the heads of the sons of your master, and come to me to Jezrahel by tomorrow at this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy men, were brought up with the chief men of the city. . . .

Esther 5:11 And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.

Esther 9:5-10 So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them: . . .

Psalm 109:13 May his posterity be cut off; in one generation may his name be blotted out.

Hosea 9:13,14 Ephraim, as I saw, was a Tyre, founded in beauty: and Ephraim shall bring out his children to the murderer. . . .

Luke 23:29 For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have not given suck.

his offspring

1 Samuel 2:5 They that were full before, have hired out themselves for bread: and the hungry are filled, so that the barren hath borne many: and she that had many children is weakened.

Context
The Wicked Man's Portion
13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14If his sons be multiplied, they shall be for the sword, and his grandsons shall not be filled with bread.15They that shall remain of him, shall be buried in death, and his widows shall not weep.…
Cross References
Job 4:11
The tiger hath perished for want of prey, and the young lions are scattered abroad.

Job 15:22
He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.

Job 18:19
His seed shall not subsist, nor his offspring among his people, nor any remnants in his country.

Job 20:10
His children shall be oppressed with want, and his hands shall render to him his sorrow.

Lexicon
Though
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

his sons
בָנָ֣יו (ḇā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

are many,
יִרְבּ֣וּ (yir·bū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

they are destined for
לְמוֹ־ (lə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 3926: To or foreign

the sword;
חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

and his offspring
וְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יו (wə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’āw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6631: Issue, offspring, produce

will never
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

have enough
יִשְׂבְּעוּ־ (yiś·bə·‘ū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited

food.
לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain


Additional Translations
Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread;

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

If his sons multiply -- for them is a sword. And his offspring are not satisfied with bread.
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