Job 8:15

¹³ So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

¹⁴ Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

¹⁶ He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

¹⁷ His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

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: He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
KJV: He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
WEB: He will lean on his house, but it will not stand. He will cling to it, but it will not endure.
ASV: He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
DARBY: He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.
BLB: He leans upon his house, and it does not stand; he takes firm hold on it, and it does not arise.

ÅB: Han støtter seg på sitt hus, men det står ikke; han holder seg fast i det, men det står ikke fast.
OTB: De lener seg på sitt hus, men det står ikke;
de holder fast ved det, men det varer ikke.
B1930: Han støtter sig på sitt hus, men det står ikke; han holder sig fast i det, men det står ikke fast.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 27:18
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
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Luke 6:47–49
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
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Matthew 7:24–27
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
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Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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Psalms 49:11
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
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Job 18:14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
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Psalms 112:10
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
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Psalms 52:5–7
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
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