Job 15:32
He shall come to his end before his time, And his branch shall not be green.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
In Context
31“Let not man trust in vanity! he will be deceived; For vanity shall be his recompense.
33He shall shake off his unripe fruit like the vine, And shed his blossoms like the olive-tree.
Cross References
Job 8:16He is in full green before the sun, And his branches shoot forth over his garden;
Job 18:16His roots below shall be dried up, And his branches above shall be withered.
Psalms 52:5Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. [[Pause.]]
Proverbs 10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth life; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Isaiah 27:11When her boughs are withered, they are broken off; Women come, and burn them; For it was a people of no understanding; Therefore he that made him had not mercy on him, And he that formed him showed him no favor.
Hosea 9:16Ephraim is smitten; Their root is dried up; they shall bear no fruit; Yea, though they should beget children, I will destroy the beloved fruit of the womb.
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 →