Job 15:34
32 It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
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
- For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
- KJV
- For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
- WEB
- For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
- ASV
- For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
- DARBY
- For the family of the ungodly shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
- BLB
- For the company of the godless [is] barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
- ÅB
- for den gudløses hus er ufruktbart, og ild fortærer deres telter som lar seg underkjøpe.
- OTB
- For selskapet av gudløse er ufruktbart,
og ild fortærer teltene til dem som elsker bestikkelser. - B1930
- for den gudløses hus er ufruktbart, og ild fortærer deres telter som lar sig underkjøpe.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 8:13
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
Read in contextJob 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Read in contextMicah 7:2
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
Read in contextJob 8:22
Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
Read in contextMatthew 24:51
Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Read in contextJob 20:1
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
Read in contextIsaiah 33:14–15
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
Read in contextJob 36:13
The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
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