[[Job-27]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Job-26]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Job-28]] --- ### If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread. Those who remain of him will be buried in death. His widows will make no lamentation. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Job predicts a specific divine judgment upon the descendants of the wicked and oppressors, stating they will perish by violence (the sword) and famine, leaving no one to mourn them. *Historical context*: Theologians and commentators frequently cite the historical accounts of Haman and Ahab as fulfillments of this principle. Haman ([[Esth-09#v10|Esther 9:10]]-14) had ten sons who were executed by the sword, and Ahab ([[2 Kings-10#v1|2 Kings 10:1]]-7) had seventy sons who were slaughtered by the authorities in Samaria, effectively ending their wicked dynasties as predicted. *Related to*: ### If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The violent end of the lineages of Haman and Ahab serves as the historical realization of the judgment described by Job. *Historical context*: In [[Esth|Esther 9]], Haman's ten sons are hanged following his own execution, fulfilling the 'sword' judgment on an oppressor's children. Similarly, in [[2 Kings|2 Kings 10]], the seventy sons of Ahab are beheaded, marking the total destruction of a wicked household as a matter of historical record in the biblical narrative. *Related to*: [[Job-27#v14|Job 27:14]] ### Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Job foretells a reversal of fortune where the accumulated wealth and resources of the wicked are eventually transferred to the righteous and the innocent. *Historical context*: This prophecy aligns with the biblical theme of 'wealth transfer' found in [[Prov-13#v22|Proverbs 13:22]]. Historical and narrative fulfillments include the Israelites' departure from Egypt with Egyptian wealth ([[Exod-12#v35|Exodus 12:35]]-36) and the decree of Cyrus the Great, who used the resources of the Persian Empire to fund the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple ([[Ezr-01#v7|Ezra 1:7]]-11). *Related to*: ### the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The transfer of wealth from oppressive empires to the people of God is seen as the fulfillment of Job's declaration. *Historical context*: The historical return of the Jews from Babylonian exile under Cyrus the Great involved the restoration of silver and gold vessels and the provision of royal funds—wealth accumulated by a pagan empire—to the 'innocent' for divine purposes, directly mirroring the redistribution Job described. *Related to*: [[Job-27#v17|Job 27:17]] ### He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not. Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Job predicts the sudden and unexpected physical or social disappearance of the wealthy wicked, characterized by a nighttime 'theft' of their existence. *Historical context*: This prediction of sudden downfall is exemplified in the biblical account of Belshazzar in [[Dan|Daniel 5]], who held a lavish feast while 'rich' and powerful, but was slain that very night as his kingdom fell to the Medes and Persians. It is also echoed in the New Testament Parable of the Rich Fool ([[Luke-12#v20|Luke 12:20]]). *Related to*: ### He opens his eyes, and he is not. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The sudden death of King Belshazzar during his feast fulfills the prophecy of the wealthy man's overnight disappearance. *Historical context*: On the night described in [[Dan-05#v30|Daniel 5:30]], the Babylonian king Belshazzar was killed immediately following a divine warning written on the wall. His sudden end, occurring while he was at the height of his royal luxury, provides a literal historical fulfillment of the wicked man being 'stolen away in the night.' *Related to*: [[Job-27#v19|Job 27:19]]-20 --- #ai_prophecy