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Job 15:22

Judgment

20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
KJV
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
WEB
He doesn’t believe that he will return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.
ASV
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.
DARBY
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword.
BLB
He is not sure to return from darkness, and he [is] watched over unto the sword.
ÅB
Han tror ikke han skal komme tilbake fra mørket, og han er utsett til å falle for sverdet.
OTB
Han forventer ikke frihet fra mørket;
han er merket for sverdet.
B1930
Han tror ikke han skal komme tilbake fra mørket, og han er utsett til å falle for sverdet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 20:24–25

    He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

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  • Job 27:14

    If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

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  • Isaiah 8:21–22

    And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

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  • Matthew 27:5

    And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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  • Job 19:29

    Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

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  • Job 9:16

    If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

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  • Job 6:11

    What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

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  • 2 Kings 6:33

    And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

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