Job 15:35
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
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
- They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
- KJV
- They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
- WEB
- They conceive mischief and produce iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”
- ASV
- They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.
- DARBY
- They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
- BLB
- They conceive trouble and give birth to inquity, and their belly prepares deceit.”
- ÅB
- De undfanger ulykke og føder nød, og deres morsliv fostrer svik.
[^1]: d.e. er like så begjærlig etter å gjøre urett som den tørstige er etter vann.
[^2]: Guds. JBS 4, 9. JES 11, 4. - OTB
- De unnfanger trøbbel og føder urett;
deres sinn forbereder bedrag." - B1930
- De undfanger ulykke og føder nød, og deres morsliv fostrer svik.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 7:14
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Read in contextHosea 10:13
You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,
Read in contextIsaiah 59:4–5
No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
Read in contextJames 1:15
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Read in contextGalatians 6:7–8
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
Read in context