Job 20:4-29 | TNotes

20:7 ^a thrown away like their own dung: Cp. 1 Kgs 14:9-11 ^b; 2 Kgs 9:36-37 ^c; Ps 83:10 ^d; Jer 8:1-2 ^e.
20:10 ^f Because stolen riches are ill-gotten, they provide no lasting benefit (20:18-21 ^g).
Summary for Job 20:14-16: 20:14-16 ^h poisonous venom ... cobras ... viper: In the end, the wicked are no longer deadly to others (Matt 3:7 ⁱ; Rom 3:13 ^j) but only to themselves (Prov 23:29-35 ^k).
20:17 ^l The streams of olive oil and rivers of milk and honey signify superabundant blessing (Exod 5:19 ^m; Deut 27:3 ⁿ; Joel 3:18 ^o).
20:20 ^p Like the grave or death (Prov 27:20 ^q; 30:15-16 ^r), the wicked are always greedy and never satisfied (Eccl 5:19 ^s; Isa 57:20-21 ^t; Hab 2:5 ^u).
20:24 ^v The wicked cannot escape trouble (cp. Isa 24:17-18 ^w; Jer 15:2-3 ^x; Amos 5:19 ^y; 9:1-2 ^z). When they try to escape one threat, they fall victim to another.
20:25 ^aa terrors of death: Although the words “of death” are not in the Hebrew, they are implied because the arrowhead glistens with blood (literally with gall), indicating a deadly hit on a vital organ (6:4 ^ab; 16:13 ^ac; Ps 7:12 ^ad).
20:26 ^ae Images such as deepest darkness and wildfire are often associated with God’s presence (Deut 4:11 ^af; 5:22-23 ^ag; Heb 12:18 ^ah) and especially with his judgment (Exod 9:23-24 ^ai; 10:21-29 ^aj).
20:27 ^ak heavens ... will testify: Cp. Deut 4:26 ^al; 30:19 ^am; 31:28 ^an.