Job 20:17
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
BSB
ASV
He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.
KJV
He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
Ver. 17. He shall not see the streamlets of the torrent river of honey and butter. 20. The Lord saith in the Gospel; He that believeth in Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. [John 7, 38. 39.] Where the Evangelist subjoins, saying, But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive. And so 'the streamlets of the river' are the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
He shall not see the rivers - That is, he shall not be permitted to enjoy plenty and prosperity. Rivers or rills of honey and butter are emblems of prosperity; compare Exo 3:17; Job 29:6. A land flowing with milk, honey, and butter, is, in the Scripture, the highest image of prosperity and happiness.
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Psalms 81:16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
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He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
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He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
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Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
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Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
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Job 29:6when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
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But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”