Job 15:32
30 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.
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
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
- It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
- KJV
- It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
- WEB
- It will be accomplished before his time. His branch will not be green.
- ASV
- It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be green.
- DARBY
- It shall be complete before his day, and his branch shall not be green.
- BLB
- Not in his day will it be fulfilled, and his branch will not be green.
- ÅB
- Før hans dag kommer, blir det oppfylt, og hans gren grønnes ikke.
- OTB
- Det vil bli oppfylt før hans tid,
og hans grener vil ikke blomstre. - B1930
- Før hans dag kommer, blir det opfylt, og hans gren grønnes ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Read in contextPsalms 55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Read in contextJob 22:16
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
Read in contextHosea 9:16
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:11
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
Read in contextEzekiel 17:8–10
It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
Read in contextJob 18:16–17
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Read in contextHosea 14:5–7
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
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