New Living Translation
Job 15:22
22They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.
Job 15:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
- New International Version (NIV)He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness; he is marked for the sword.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He does not believe that he will return from darkness, For a sword is waiting for him.
Context of Job 15:22
20“The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless. 21The sound of terror rings in their ears, and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer. They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered. 23They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’ They know their day of destruction is near. 24That dark day terrifies them. They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for battle.
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לֹא־יַאֲמִ֣ין שׁ֭וּב מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְצָפ֖וּי ה֣וּא אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 15:22
- Job 6:11But I don’t have the strength to endure. I have nothing to live for.
- Job 9:16And even if I summoned him and he responded, I’m not sure he would listen to me.
- 2 Kings 6:33While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, “All this misery is from the Lord! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”
- Isaiah 8:21They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven
- Matthew 27:5Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.
- Job 20:24When they try to escape an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them.
Commentaries on Job 15:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22That he shall return out of darkness - If he take but a few steps in the dark, he expects the dagger of the assassin. This appears to be the only meaning of the place. Some think the passage should be understood to signify that he has no hope of a resurrection; he can never escape from the tomb. This I doubt: in the days of the writer of this book, the doctrine of a future judgment was understood in every part of the East where the knowledge of the true…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness - Darkness is used in the Bible, as elsewhere, to denote calamity; and the meaning here is, that the wicked man has not confidence (יאמין לא lo' ya'amı̂yn ), that he shall return safely from impending danger. He is in constant dread of assassination, or of some fearful evil. He is never secure; his mind is never calm; he lives in constant dread. This is still an accurate description of a man with a…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. 22he is marked for the sword: The evil people may die by murder or by God's punishment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. darkness--namely, danger or calamity. Glancing at Job, who despaired of restoration: in contrast to good men when in darkness (Mi 7:8, 9). waited for of--that is, He is destined for the sword [Gesenius]. Rather (in the night of danger), "he looks anxiously towards the sword," as if every sword was drawn against him [Umbreit].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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