Job 27:18
And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider’s web. 1
Updated 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, 1 And the truehearted shall possess his wealth. 1
19The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: 1 He has opened his eyes, and he is not. 1
Cross References
Job 8:14For his house shall be without inhabitants, 1 And his tent shall prove a spider’s web. 1
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 2:6And he has scattered his tabernacle as a vine, 1 He has marred his feast: 1 The Lord has forgotten the feast 1 And the Sabbath which he appointed in Zion, 1 And in the fury of his wrath 1 Has vexed the king, and priest, and prince. 1
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 →