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Job 21:20

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

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יִרְא֣וּyirvseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…עינוynveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…עֵינָ֣יוeynayveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…כִּיד֑וֹkidvodestructionכִּידnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destruction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3589a crushing; figuratively, calamitydestruction.וּמֵחֲמַ֖תumechamatand from angerחֵמָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and from anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).שַׁדַּ֣יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.יִשְׁתֶּֽהyishtehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Young’s Literal Translation

His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

World English Bible

Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Darby Translation

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the fury of the Almighty.

Douay-Rheims

His eyes shall see his own destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἴδοισαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σφαγὴν, ἀπὸ δὲ Κυρίου μὴ διασωθείη.