Job 15:30

²⁸ he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.

²⁹ He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

³¹ Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.

³² It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.

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: He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
KJV: He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
WEB: He will not depart out of darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. He will go away by the breath of God’s mouth.
ASV: He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of [God`s] mouth shall he go away.
DARBY: He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches; and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
BLB: He will not turn aside from darkness; the flame will dry out his shoot, and he will turn aside at the breath of His mouth.

ÅB: Han slipper ikke ut av mørket; flammer skal tørke kvistene hans, og han skal komme bort ved pusten fra Hans[^2] munn.
OTB: Han vil ikke finne tilflukt fra mørket;
en flamme vil visne hans skudd,
og Guds munns pust vil bære ham bort.
B1930: Han slipper ikke ut av mørket; ildslue skal tørke hans kvister, og han skal komme bort ved hans munns ånde. / < Guds. JBS 4, 9. JES 11, 4.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 4:9
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
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Job 15:22
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
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Job 18:5–6
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
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Job 20:26
Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
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Matthew 25:41
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
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Matthew 22:13
Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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2 Peter 2:17
These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
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Ezekiel 15:4–7
No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?
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