The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
The wealth of his household will disappear, and his possessions will be swept away when God's anger comes.
This verse is saying that when God's judgment comes, all of a wicked person's wealth and belongings will be completely taken away.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Job, which is set in ancient patriarchal times, Zophar, one of Job's friends, delivers this verse as part of his speech accusing Job of hidden wickedness. He describes how the wealth of the unrighteous will be destroyed in God's judgment, drawing from the cultural worldview of the ancient Near East where prosperity was often seen as a sign of divine favor and sin as the cause of ruin. This fits into the broader narrative of Job, where friends debate the reasons for suffering, challenging simplistic ideas of retribution.
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