Job 27:14 Meaning and Explanation
“If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.”
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Read Full Chapter →However many children the wicked man has, they are destined for the sword and for hunger.
What Does Job 27:14 Mean?
Job describes the legacy of the wicked. Even a large family, normally a sign of blessing, becomes a sorrow: his children are multiplied for the sword, and his offspring go hungry. What looked like security turns to grief; the very increase he prized is appointed for ruin.
The verse exposes the emptiness of a heritage built on oppression. Wealth and numerous heirs cannot shelter a household whose foundation is injustice. This is not a promise that every wicked person's family suffers in this exact way, but a sober truth that sin sows consequences beyond the sinner. It moves the reader to build a household on righteousness and the fear of God, the only inheritance that endures, and to long for the kingdom where the children of the righteous are satisfied and at peace.
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What does Job 27:14 mean?
However many children the wicked man has, they are destined for the sword and for hunger.