Job 15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword.
Darby Translation
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
21The sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer cometh upon him.
Cross References
2 Kings 6:33And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. And [the king] said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah: why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?
Job 9:16If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice,
Job 20:24If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Isaiah 8:21And they shall pass through it, hard pressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass when they are hungry, they will fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and will gaze upward:
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 →