Job 15:20
The wicked man is continually as one that traueileth of childe, and the nomber of yeeres is hid from the tyrant.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
19To whome alone the land was giuen and no stranger passed through them.
21A sounde of feare is in his eares, and in his prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him.
Cross References
Genesis 4:14Behold, thou hast cast me out this day from the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and shalbe a vagabond, and a runnagate in the earth, and whosoeuer findeth me, shall slay me.
Job 27:13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.
Psalms 90:12Teach vs so to nomber our dayes, that we may apply our heartes vnto wisdome.
Luke 12:19And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.
James 5:1Goe to nowe, ye rich men: weepe, and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you.
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 →