The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
Parallel translations
- WEB The increase of his house shall depart. They shall rush away in the day of his wrath.
- KJV The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
- NKJV The increase of his house will depart, And his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath.
- NASB “The increase of his house will disappear; His possessions will flow away on the day of His anger.
- NLT A flood will sweep away their house. God’s anger will descend on them in torrents.
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Quick answer
The wealth of his house is carried away, swept off in the day of God's wrath. His accumulated goods vanish under judgment.
Overview
Zophar concludes the wicked man's downfall with the loss of his entire estate, washed away on the day God's anger is poured out. The 'day of his wrath' anchors the ruin in divine judgment rather than mere chance. It teaches that earthly treasure offers no shelter in the day of reckoning, urging the pursuit of treasure in heaven that cannot be swept away.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Job 27:14–19Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
- Zeph 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
- Rev 18:17For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
- Jas 5:1–3Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
- Job 20:18–22He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
- Prov 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Job 5:5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
- Deut 28:31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
- 2 Kgs 20:17The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
- Matt 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Job 21:30Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
- Job 20:10His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
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