New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 15:20-35
20The wickedH7563 personH7563 writhesH2342 1inH2342 painH2342 allH3605 his daysH3117, And the 2yearsH8141 3reservedH6845 for the ruthlessH6184 are numberedH4557.214SoundsH6963 of 5terrorH6343 are in his earsH241; 6While he is at peaceH7965 the destroyerH7703 comesH935 upon him.22He does not believeH539 that he will 7returnH7725 from darknessH2822, And he is destinedH6822 for 8the swordH2719.23He wandersH5074 aboutH5074 for foodH3899, saying, ‘WhereH346 is it?’ He knowsH3045 that a dayH3117 of 9darknessH2822 is 10at handH3027.24DistressH6862 and anguishH4691 terrifyH1204 him, They overpowerH8630 him like a kingH4428 readyH6264 for the attackH3593,25BecauseH3588 he has reachedH5186 outH5186 with his handH3027 againstH413 GodH410, And is 11arrogantH1396 towardH413 12the AlmightyH7706.26He rushesH7323 13headlongH6677 at Him With his 14massiveH5672H1354 shieldH4043.27For he has 15coveredH3680 his faceH6440 with his fatH2459, And 16putH6213 fatH6371 on his waistH3689.28He has 17livedH7931 inH7931 desolateH3582 citiesH5892, In housesH1004 noH3808 one would inhabitH3427, WhichH834 are destinedH6257 toH6257 becomeH6257 18ruinsH1530.29He 19will not becomeH6238 richH6238, norH3808 will his wealthH2428 endureH6965; And his propertyH4512 will not stretchH5186 outH5186 on the earthH776.30He will 20not 21escapeH5493 from darknessH2822; The 22flameH7957 will dryH3001 upH3001 his shootH3127, And he will goH5493 awayH5493 by 23the breathH7307 of His mouthH6310.31Let him not 24trustH539 in emptinessH7723, deceivingH8582 himself; For his 25rewardH8545 will be emptinessH7723.32It will be accomplishedH4390 26beforeH3808 his timeH3117, And his palmH3712 27branchH3712 will not be greenH7487.33He will dropH2554 offH2554 his unripeH1155 grapeH1155 like the vineH1612, And will 28castH7993 offH7993 his flowerH5328 like the oliveH2132 treeH2132.34For the companyH5712 of 29the godlessH2611 is barrenH1565, And fireH784 consumesH398 30the tentsH168 of 31the corruptH7810.35They 32conceiveH2029 33harmH5999 and giveH3205 birthH3205 to wrongdoingH205, And their 34mindH990 preparesH3559 deceptionH4820.”
Notes
- 1. Job 15:20 Job 15:24 ↩
- 2. Job 15:20 Lit number of years are reserved for ↩
- 3. Job 15:20 Job 24:1; 27:13 ↩
- 4. Job 15:21 Lit A sound of terrors is ↩
- 5. Job 15:21 Job 15:24; 18:11; 20:25; 24:17; 27:20 ↩
- 6. Job 15:21 Job 20:21; 1 Thess 5:3 ↩
- 7. Job 15:22 Job 15:30 ↩
- 8. Job 15:22 Job 19:29; 27:14; 33:18; 36:12 ↩
- 9. Job 15:23 Job 15:22, 30 ↩
- 10. Job 15:23 Lit ready at his hand ↩
- 11. Job 15:25 Job 36:9 ↩
- 12. Job 15:25 Heb Shaddai ↩
- 13. Job 15:26 Lit with a stiff neck ↩
- 14. Job 15:26 Lit thick-bossed shields ↩
- 15. Job 15:27 Ps 73:7; 119:70 ↩
- 16. Job 15:27 Lit made ↩
- 17. Job 15:28 Job 3:14; Is 5:8, 9 ↩
- 18. Job 15:28 Or heaps ↩
- 19. Job 15:29 Job 27:16, 17 ↩
- 20. Job 15:30 Job 5:14; 15:22 ↩
- 21. Job 15:30 Lit turn aside ↩
- 22. Job 15:30 Job 15:34; 20:26; 22:20; 31:12 ↩
- 23. Job 15:30 Job 4:9 ↩
- 24. Job 15:31 Job 35:13; Is 59:4 ↩
- 25. Job 15:31 Lit exchange ↩
- 26. Job 15:32 Job 22:16; Eccl 7:17 ↩
- 27. Job 15:32 Job 18:16 ↩
- 28. Job 15:33 Job 14:2 ↩
- 29. Job 15:34 Job 8:13 ↩
- 30. Job 15:34 Job 8:22 ↩
- 31. Job 15:34 Lit a bribe ↩
- 32. Job 15:35 Ps 7:14; Is 59:4 ↩
- 33. Job 15:35 Or pain ↩
- 34. Job 15:35 Lit belly ↩
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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