Job 27:18
He buildeth his house like the moth, Or like the shed which the watchman maketh.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
In Context
17He may procure, but the righteous shall wear it, And the innocent shall share the silver.
19The rich man lieth down, and is not buried; In the twinkling of an eye he is no more.
Cross References
Job 8:14His confidence shall come to nought, And his trust shall prove a spider's web.
Isaiah 38:12My habitation is torn away and removed from me, Like a shepherd's tent; My life is rolled up as by the weaver; He cutteth me off from the thrum; Between morning and night wilt thou make an end of me!”
Lamentations 2:6He hath violently torn away his hedge, like the hedge of a garden; he hath destroyed his place of congregation; Jehovah hath caused the solemn feast and the sabbath to be forgotten in Zion; He hath despised, in his fierce anger, the king and the priest.
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 →