Job 15:22
He has no hope of coming safe out of the dark, and his fate will be the sword;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
In Context
21A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:
Cross References
2 Kings 6:33While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?
Job 9:16If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.
Job 20:24He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;
Isaiah 8:21And he will go through the land in bitter trouble and in need of food; and when he is unable to get food, he will become angry, cursing his king and his God, and his eyes will be turned to heaven on high;
Matthew Henry on Job 15:18-35
17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth… Read the whole commentary →