Job 15:27
25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
- KJV
- Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
- WEB
- because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.
- ASV
- Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;
- DARBY
- For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon [his] flanks.
- BLB
- For he has covered his face with his fat, and made thick fat upon [his] loin.
- ÅB
- fordi han dekket sitt ansikt med sin fedme og la fett på sin lend
- OTB
- Selv om hans ansikt er dekket av fett
og hans midje er full av kjøtt, - B1930
- fordi han dekket sitt ansikt med sin fedme og la fett på sin lend
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 17:10
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Read in contextPsalms 73:7
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:28
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Read in contextIsaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Read in contextJob 17:10
But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
Read in contextPsalms 78:31
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
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