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Job 15:23

Judgment

21 Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.

22 He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

24 Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.

25 For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

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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 wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
KJV
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
WEB
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
ASV
He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
DARBY
He wandereth abroad for bread, where may it be? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
BLB
He [is] is wandering for bread for vultures, knowing that a day of darkness [is] ready at his hand.
ÅB
Han flakker om etter brød og spør: Hvor er det å finne? Han vet at en mørkets dag står ferdig ved hans side .
OTB
Han vandrer etter mat og sier: 'Hvor er det?'
Han vet at mørkets dag er nær.
B1930
Han flakker om efter brød og spør: Hvor er det å finne? Han vet at en mørkets dag står ferdig ved hans side .

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