Job 15:30

He shall not escape from darkness, And the flame shall dry up his branches; Yea, by the breath of His mouth shall he be taken away.

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In The King James Version

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

In Context

29He shall not be rich; his substance shall not endure, And his possessions shall not be extended upon the earth.

31“Let not man trust in vanity! he will be deceived; For vanity shall be his recompense.

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Cross References

Job 5:14They meet with darkness in the daytime; They grope at noon as if it were night.

Job 15:22He hath no hope that he shall escape from darkness; He is set apart for the sword.

Job 18:18He shall be thrust from light into darkness, And driven out of the world.

Job 22:20“Truly our adversary is destroyed, And fire hath consumed his abundance!”

Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, And decide with equity for the afflicted of the land; He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; With the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Ezekiel 15:4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it then fit for any work?

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 →

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