Job 15:29

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

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In The King James Version

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

In Context

28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

30He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

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Cross References

Job 18:6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

Job 20:22In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

Job 27:16Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay?

Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

James 5:1Come now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon 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 →

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