Job 15:30

He shall not depart out of darkness, his young branch, shall the flame dry up, and he shall depart, by the breath of his own mouth!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, nor shall his substance continue, neither shall their shadow stretch along on the earth;

31Let no one trust in him that—by vanity—is deceived, for, vanity, shall be his recompense;

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Cross References

Job 5:14By day, they encounter darkness, and, as though it were night, they grope at high noon.

Job 15:22He hath no confidence to come back out of darkness, he, being destined to the power oft the sword;

Job 18:18Let them thrust him out of light into darkness, Yea, out of the world, let them chase him;

Job 22:20If our assailants do not vanish, then, their abundance, a fire consumeth!

Isaiah 11:4But he will judge with righteousness! them who are poor, And decide with equity! for the oppressed of the land,—And he will smite the land With the sceptre of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips, will he slay the lawless one;

Ezekiel 15:4Lo! into the fire, it is given up for fuel,— The two ends thereof, doth the fire devour, And the middle thereof is charred, Is it 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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