Job 27:18
He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
In Context
17He prepareth — and the righteous putteth [it] on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.
19Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.
Cross References
Job 8:14Whose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust.
Isaiah 38:12My sojourning hath departed, And been removed from me as a shepherd's tent, I have drawn together, as a weaver, my life, By weakness it cutteth me off, From day unto night Thou dost end me.
Lamentations 2:6And He shaketh as a garden His tabernacle, He hath destroyed His appointed place, Jehovah hath forgotten in Zion the appointed time and sabbath, And despiseth, in the indignation of His anger, king and 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 →