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Job 15:34
34For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of bribery (wrong and injustice).
Job 15:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
- New International Version (NIV)For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of bribery.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the company of hypocrites will be barren, And fire will consume the tents of bribery.
Context of Job 15:34
32It will be fulfilled while he still lives, And his branch will not be green [but shall wither away]. 33He will fail to bring his grapes to maturity [leaving them to wither unnourished] on the vine, And will cast off blossoms [and fail to bring forth fruit] like the olive tree. For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of bribery (wrong and injustice). 35They conceive mischief and bring forth wickedness, And their inmost soul prepares deceit and fraud.”
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כִּֽי־עֲדַ֣ת חָנֵ֣ף גַּלְמ֑וּד וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 15:34
- Job 8:13So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,
- Job 20:1Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world], When God takes his life?
- Job 36:13But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline]; They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].
- Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. [They cry] “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?”
- Matthew 24:51and will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
- Job 11:14If sin is in your hand, put it far away [from you], And do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tents;
- Job 12:6The tents of the destroyers prosper; And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure, Whom God brings into their power.
- Job 22:5Is not your wickedness great, And your sins without end?
- Job 29:12Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
- 1 Samuel 8:3His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
- 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and [Saul] His anointed [if I have done someone wrong]. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes [to the truth]? [Tell me and] I will restore it to you.”
- Micah 7:2The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] has perished from the earth, And there is no upright person [one with good character and moral integrity] among men. They all lie in wait to shed blood; Each hunts the other with a net.
- Amos 5:11Therefore, because you impose heavy rent on the poor And demand a tribute (food-tax) of grain from them, Though you have built [luxurious] houses of square stone, You will not live in them; You have planted beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink their wine.
Commentaries on Job 15:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34The congregation of hypocrites - Job is here classed with hypocrites, or rather the impious of all kinds. The congregation, or עדת adath, society, of such, shall be desolate, or a barren rock, גלמוד galmud . See this Arabic word explained in the note on Job 3:7; (note). Fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery - 12. Another insinuation against Job, that he had perverted justice and judgment, and had taken bribes.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34For the congregation of hypocrites - The word rendered “congregation” here (עדה ‛êdâh ) means properly an appointed meeting; a meeting convened by appointment or at stated times (from ידה yâdâh ), and hence, an assembly of any kind. It is commonly applied to an assembly for public worship; but it may refer to a more private company - a family, or circle of friends, dependents, etc. It refers here, I suppose, to such a community that a man can get…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-35Verses 17-35 Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable: whence he would infer, that the miserable are certainly wicked, and therefore Job was so. But because many of God's people have prospered in this world, it does not therefore follow that those who are crossed and made poor, as Job, are not God's people. Eliphaz shows also that wicked people, particularly oppressors, are subject to continual terror, live very uncomfortably, and perish…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34"The flame" of judgment will destroy the unfair profits of those without faith (15:30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Rather, The binding together of the hypocrites (wicked) shall be fruitless [Umbreit]. tabernacles of bribery--namely, dwellings of unjust judges, often reprobated in the Old Testament (Is 1:23). The "fire of God" that consumed Job's possessions (Job 1:16) Eliphaz insinuates may have been on account of Job's bribery as an Arab sheik or emir.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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