Job 20:15He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
The setting
Ancient Uz (modern Jordan/Saudi border), ~2000 BC. Zophar speaks with growing anger...
The emotion here: righteous indignation mixed with growing frustration
The original word
qayah (קיא) — violent vomiting, uncontrollable expulsion
Why it matters
Ancient Near Eastern literature often used digestive metaphors for justice
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What most readers miss in Job 20:15
This is Zophar's SECOND speech — he's getting more vicious with Job
Common misconceptionPeople think this applies to all wealth, but Zophar is specifically describing wealth gained through oppression and injustice. The 'swallowing' imagery shows greed, not legitimate prosperity.
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Bible Genome reading
Job 20:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 20:15 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Zophar. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, loss of wealth. Notable phrases: God will cast them out. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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