The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Parallel translations
- WEB The increase of his house shall depart. They shall rush away in the day of his wrath.
- BSB The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s 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 27:14–19If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
- Zeph 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
- Rev 18:17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
- Jas 5:1–3Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
- Job 20:18–22That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
- Prov 11:4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
- Job 5:5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
- Deut 28:31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
- 2 Kgs 20:17Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
- Matt 16:26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Job 21:30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
- Job 20:10His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
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