Job 27:18
And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
In Context
17all these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
19The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Cross References
Job 8:14For his house shall be without inhabitants, and his tent shall prove a spider's web.
Isaiah 38:12My life has failed from among my kindred: I have parted with the remainder of my life: it has gone forth and departed from me, as one that having pitched a tent takes it down again: my breath was with me as a weaver's web, when she that weaves draws nigh to cut off the thread.
Lamentations 2:6Vau. And he has scattered his tabernacle as a vine, he has marred his feast: the Lord has forgotten the feast and the sabbath which he appointed in Sion, and in the fury of his wrath has vexed the king, and priest, and prince.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23
Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →