Job 15:32
This will be paid in full before their time has come. They are like tree branches that wither,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
In Context
31They should not trust in things that are worthless, for their reward will be worthless.
33like vines that lose their unripe grapes, or olive trees that lose their flowers.
Cross References
Job 8:16Those who live without God are like a luxuriant plant growing in the sun, spreading its shoots all over the garden.
Job 18:16They wither away, roots below and branches above;
Psalms 52:5But God will strike you down so hard you'll never get up. He will grab hold of you and drag you from your tent. He will tear you out of the land of the living. Selah.
Proverbs 10:27Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.
Isaiah 27:11Their dry branches are broken off and used by women to make fires. This is a people that doesn't have any sense, so their Maker won't feel sorry for them, and their Creator won't help them.
Hosea 9:16Ephraim, you are blighted, dried up from the roots. You shall bear no fruit. Even if you have children, I will slaughter your beloved offspring.
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 →