Job 20:9

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 20:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.
Job 20:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 20

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more, etc.] In this world, concerned in the affairs of life, and busy in worldly employments, and especially in the grandeur he sometimes was, if not removed by death; but the former sense seems most agreeable by what follows, neither shall his place any more behold him; the men of his place, as Ben Gersom, those that lived in the same place he did; or he shall not be seen, and known, and acknowledged any more as the master, owner, and proprietor of the house he formerly dwelt in; this seems to be taken from Job’s own words in (<180710>Job 7:10). The above Jewish commentator interprets this verse of Pharaoh and the Egyptians, whom Moses and the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Rather "the eye followeth him, but can discern him no more." A sharp-looking is meant (Job 28:7; Job 7:10).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The eye also which saw him - This is almost exactly the language which Job uses respecting himself. See Job 7:8, note; Job 7:10, note. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“The eye: Job 20:7, Job 7:8, Job 7:10, Job 8:18, Job 27:3; Psa 37:10, Psa 37:36, Psa 103:15, Psa 103:16 Job 20:10”
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