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Job 20:14

Job 20:14
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Yet his meat in his bowels is turned,.... Or "his bread" (r), to which sin is compared, being what the sinner lives in, and lives upon; what he strengthens himself in and with, and by which he is…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Yet his meat - His food. In his bowels is turned - That is, it is as if he had taken food which was exceedingly pleasant, and had retained it in his mouth as long as possible, that he might enjoy it,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 20:10-22

The instances here given of the miserable condition of the wicked man in this world are expressed with great fulness and fluency of language, and the same thing returned to again and repeated in other…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

is turned i. e. is changed, it becomes the poison of asps in his belly.