Job 15:30

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.

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.

³¹ Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

³² It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

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 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 blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
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Job 15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
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Job 18:5–6
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
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Job 20:26
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
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Matthew 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
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Matthew 22:13
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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2 Peter 2:17
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
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Ezekiel 15:4–7
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
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