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Job 15:21
21Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber 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 person writhes in pain all his days, throughout the number of years reserved for the ruthless. Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him. 22He doesn’t believe he will return from darkness; he is destined for the sword. 23He wanders about for food, asking, “Where is it?” He knows the day of darkness is at hand.
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קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים בְּאָזְנָ֑יו בַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹם שׁוֹדֵ֥ד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 15:21
- Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass him at every step.
- Genesis 3:9So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
- Leviticus 26:36“I will put anxiety in the hearts of those of you who survive in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a wind-driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from a sword, and fall though no one is pursuing them.
- 2 Kings 7:6for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. The Arameans had said to each other, “The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us.”
- Proverbs 1:26I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you,
- Job 1:13One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
- Job 20:5the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
- 1 Samuel 25:36Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.
- Psalms 73:18Indeed, you put them in slippery places; you make them fall into ruin.
- Psalms 92:7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed.
- Acts 12:21On an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a speech to them.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- 1 Corinthians 10:10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.
- Revelation 9:11They had as their king the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name 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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