Job 15:30

He does not come out of the dark; his branches are burned by the flame, and the wind takes away his bud.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

In Context

29He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.

31Let him not put his hope in what is false, falling into error: for he will get deceit as his reward.

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Cross References

Job 5:14In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.

Job 15:22He has no hope of coming safe out of the dark, and his fate will be the sword;

Job 18:18He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.

Job 22:20Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire.

Isaiah 11:4But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

Ezekiel 15:4See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?

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 →

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