Job 15:30

Job 15:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he will not depart from darkness; the flame will dry up his shoots, and by the breath of his mouth he will depart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will not depart from darkness; The flame will dry out his branches, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“They will not escape the darkness. The burning sun will wither their shoots, and the breath of God will destroy them.

Context of Job 15:30

28he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble. 29He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land. He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away. 31Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return. 32Before his time he will wither, and his branches will not flourish.

Job 15:30 word by word

לֹֽא־יָס֨וּר׀ מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת וְ֝יָס֗וּר בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall not departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• out of darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• the flameשַׁלְהֶ֫בֶתshalhebeth · flameH7957
• shall dry upיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• his branchesיוֹנֶ֫קֶתyôneqeth · shootH3127
• and by the breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Job 15:30

• Job 15:22He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness; he is marked for the sword.
• Job 10:21before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,
• Job 18:5“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
• Matthew 8:12But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• Matthew 22:13“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• 2 Peter 2:17These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
• Jude 1:13They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
• Job 20:26total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
• Isaiah 30:33Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit has been made deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
• Ezekiel 15:4And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?
• Ezekiel 20:47Say to the southern forest: ‘Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north will be scorched by it.
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Job 4:9At the breath of God they perish; at the blast of his anger they are no more.
• Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.

Commentaries on Job 15:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30He shall not depart out of darkness - He shall be in continual afflictions and distress. The flame shall dry up his branches - his children shall be cut off by sudden judgments. 6. He shall pass away by the breath of his mouth; for by the breath of his mouth doth God slay the wicked.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30He shall not depart out of darkness - He shall not escape from calamity; see Job 15:22. He shall not be able to rise again, but shall be continually poor. The flame shall dry up his branches - As the fire consumes the green branches of a tree, so shall punishment do to him. This comparison is very forcible, and the idea is, that the man who has been prospered as a tree shall be consumed - as the fire consumes a tree when it passes through the branches…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. 30The flame, could refer to the sun burning or the flame of judgment from God (see 15:34; Numbers 16:31–35; Psalms 106:17–18; Ezekiel 20:47). the breath of God's mouth: This might be a desert wind or a direct "theophany" (a revelation of God’s presence) that caused the "fire" of Job 15:34.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. depart--that is, escape (Job 15:22, 23). branches--namely, his offspring (Job 1:18, 19; Psa 37:35). dry up--The "flame" is the sultry wind in the East by which plants most full of sap are suddenly shrivelled. his mouth--that is, God's wrath (Is 11:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 15:30

• Breath
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Conceive
• Restrain
• Secret
• Unprofitable
• Wait
• Wander
• Eliphaz (2)
• Flame
• Spirit
• 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