Job 15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is looked for by the sword.
Leeser Tanakh
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
21A sound of terrors is in his ears: during peace will the waster come over him.
Cross References
2 Kings 6:33And while he was yet speaking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what shall I hope for in the Lord any longer?
Job 9:16Or were I to call, and he would answer me, I could yet not believe that he would give ear unto my voice—
Job 20:24If he flee from the iron weapon, the brazen bow will strike him through.
Isaiah 8:21And the [people] shall pass through [the land], hard oppressed and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they will become enraged, and curse their king and their god, and turn toward on high [for aid].
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 →