Job 15:22
He does not think that he will return out of darkness; 1 the sword waits for him. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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; 1 while he is in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him. 1
Cross References
2 Kings 6:33While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. The king had said, “Behold, this trouble comes from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?”
Job 9:16Even if I called and he answered me, 1 I would not believe that he was listening to my voice. 1
Job 20:24Although that man will flee from the iron weapon, 1 a bow of bronze will shoot him. 1
Isaiah 8:21They will pass through the land greatly distressed and hungry. When they are hungry, they will become angry 1 and curse their king and their God, as they turn their faces upward. 1
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 →