Berean Standard Bible
Job 15:21
21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
Job 15:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
- New International Version (NIV)Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Dreadful sounds are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Dreadful sounds are in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
Context of Job 15:21
19to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them. 20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless. Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him. 22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword. 23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
Read all of Job 15Job 15:21 word by word
קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים בְּאָזְנָ֑יו בַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹם שׁוֹדֵ֥ד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 15:21
- Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
- Genesis 3:9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
- Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
- 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
- Proverbs 1:26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
- Job 1:13One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
- Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- Psalms 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Acts 12:21On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- 1 Corinthians 10:10And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
- Revelation 9:11They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
Commentaries on Job 15:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21A dreadful sound is in his ears - If he be an oppressor or tyrant, he can have no rest: he is full of suspicions that the cruelties he has exercised on others shall be one day exercised on himself; for even in his prosperity he may expect the destroyer to rush upon him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21A dreadful sound is in his ears - Margin, “A sound of fears.” He hears sudden, frightful sounds, and is alarmed. Or when he thinks himself safe, he is suddenly surprised. The enemy steals upon him, and in his fancied security he dies. This sentiment might be illustrated at almost any length by the mode of savage warfare in America, and by the sudden attacks which the American savage makes, in the silence of the night, on his unsuspecting foes. The Chaldee…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. 21Eliphaz spoke about the fear that evil people feel, and Job had similar experiences (3:25; 6:4; 9:34; 13:11, 21; 23:15; 27:20; 30:15). Bildad and Zophar warned of more fear to come (18:11,14; 20:25). The Sabeans and Chaldeans were examples of "destroyers" (1:13–17). But this could mean any destructive force (1:18–19). A destroyer might be an agent of Satan or divine agents that punish evil (1 Corinthians 10:10; Revelation 9:11; Exodus 12:23; 2 Samuel…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. An evil conscience conceives alarm at every sudden sound, though it be in a time of peace ("prosperity"), when there is no real danger (Le 26:36; Pr 28:1; 2Ki 7:6).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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