Job 15:29

Job 15:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will not be rich, Nor will his wealth continue, Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Their riches will not last, and their wealth will not endure. Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

Context of Job 15:29

27because he has covered his face with his fat and gathered fat upon his waist 28and has lived in desolate cities, in houses that none should inhabit, which were ready to become heaps of ruins; he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the earth; 30he will not depart from darkness; the flame will dry up his shoots, and by the breath of his mouth he will depart. 31Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself, for emptiness will be his payment.

Job 15:29 word by word

לֹֽא־יֶ֭עְשַׁר וְלֹא־יָק֣וּם חֵיל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יִטֶּ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ מִנְלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall not be richעָשַׁר‛âshar · to enrichH6238
• neither shall his substanceחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
• continueקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• neither shall he prolongנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the perfectionמִנְלֶהminleh · gainH4512
• thereof upon the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Job 15:29

• Job 20:22In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress; the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.
• Job 22:15Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod?
• Job 27:16Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,
• Psalms 49:16Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
• Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry."'
• Luke 16:2And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'
• James 1:11For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

Commentaries on Job 15:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29He shall not be rich - The whole of what follows, to the end of the chapter, seems to be directed against Job himself, whom Eliphaz indirectly accuses of having been a tyrant and oppressor. The threatened evils are, He shall not be rich, though he labors greatly to acquire riches. His substance shall not continue - God will blast it, and deprive him of power to preserve it. 3. Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof - all his works shall perish…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29He shall not be rich - That is, he shall not continue rich; or he shall not again become rich. He shall be permanently poor. Neither shall his substance continue - His property. Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof - Noyes renders this, “And his possessions shall not be extended upon the earth.” Wemyss, “Nor shall he be master of his own desires.” Good, “Nor their success spread abroad in the land.” Luther, Und sein Gluck wird sich nicht…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. 20-35Evil people experience everything that happened to Job (see 1:16–19): Attacks by thieves (15:21). Loss of possessions (15:29). Collapse of houses (15:28). Fire (15:30, 34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Rather, he shall not increase his riches; he has reached his highest point; his prosperity shall not continue. perfection--rather, "His acquired wealth--what he possesses--shall not be extended," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 15:29

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Conceive
• Restrain
• Secret
• Unprofitable
• Wait
• Wander
• Eliphaz (2)
• Perfect; Perfection
• Prolong
• Eliphaz

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