Job 15:29
He will not be enriched, nor will his basic necessities endure, nor will he establish his root in the earth.
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28He has lived in desolate cities and deserted houses, which have been turned into tombs.
Cross References
Job 18:6Light will become darkness in his tabernacle, and the lamp that is over him will be extinguished.
Job 20:22When he will be satisfied, he will be constrained; he will seethe, and all anguish will fall upon him.
Job 27:16If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay,
Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods, stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, and be cheerful.’
Luke 16:19A certain man was wealthy, and he was clothed in purple and in fine linen. And he feasted splendidly every day.
James 5:1Act now, you who are wealthy! Weep and wail in your miseries, which will soon come upon you!
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 →