Job 27:20-23 The Trials and Triumph of Job

20 Terrors overtake him like a flood;
a tempest snatches him away in the night.

21 The east wind carries him off, and he is gone;
it sweeps him out of his place.

22 It hurls itself against him without mercy
as he flees headlong from its power.

23 It claps its hands in derision
and hisses him out of his place.

Meaning of Job 27:20-23

Job 27:20 captures the sudden and overwhelming nature of divine judgment: "Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night." This verse serves as a somber reminder of the fragile state of the wicked, emphasizing the inescapable might and justice of God. Their security is but an illusion.

Cross References for Job 27:20-23

Job 22:16 - They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood. Click to read the verse Job 22:16 Click to read the verse Job 22:16

Jonah 2:3 - You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me... Click to read the verse Jonah 2:3 Click to read the verse Jonah 2:3

Job 15:21 - Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him. Click to read the verse Job 15:21 Click to read the verse Job 15:21

Exodus 12:29 - At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who... Click to read the verse Exodus 12:29 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:29

Isaiah 1:15 - When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:15

Job 34:20 - They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; t... Click to read the verse Job 34:20 Click to read the verse Job 34:20

Job 18:11 - Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step. Click to read the verse Job 18:11 Click to read the verse Job 18:11

Job 20:25 - He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him; Click to read the verse Job 20:25 Click to read the verse Job 20:25

2 Kings 19:35 - That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand m... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:35 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:35

Psalms 42:7 - Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. Click to read the verse Psalms 42:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 42:7

Daniel 5:30 - That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, Click to read the verse Daniel 5:30 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:30

Psalms 69:14-15 - Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep w... Click to read the verse Psalms 69:14-15 Click to read the verse Psalms 69:14-15

Psalms 18:4 - The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. Click to read the verse Psalms 18:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 18:4

Job 20:23 - When he has filled his belly, God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blo... Click to read the verse Job 20:23 Click to read the verse Job 20:23

Job 21:18 - How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale? Click to read the verse Job 21:18 Click to read the verse Job 21:18

Job 20:8 - Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night. Click to read the verse Job 20:8 Click to read the verse Job 20:8