Job 15:34
32 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.
For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth 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.
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- 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
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Read in contextJob 27:8
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Read in contextMicah 7:2
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Read in contextJob 8:22
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Read in contextMatthew 24:51
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Read in contextJob 20:1
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Read in contextIsaiah 33:14–15
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
Read in contextJob 36:13
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
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