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.
• New International Version (NIV)He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him 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.

Context of Job 15:30

28But their cities will be ruined. They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down. 29Their riches will not last, and their wealth will not endure. Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon. “They will not escape the darkness. The burning sun will wither their shoots, and the breath of God will destroy them. 31Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches, for emptiness will be their only reward. 32They will be cut down in the prime of life; their branches will never again be green.

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 15:22They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.
• Job 10:21before I leave—never to return— for the land of darkness and utter gloom.
• Job 18:5“Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.
• Matthew 8:12But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• Matthew 22:13Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• 2 Peter 2:17These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness.
• Jude 1:13They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.
• Job 20:26Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness. A wildfire will devour their goods, consuming all they have left.
• Isaiah 30:33Topheth—the place of burning— has long been ready for the Assyrian king; the pyre is piled high with wood. The breath of the Lord, like fire from a volcano, will set it ablaze.
• Ezekiel 15:4No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly.
• Ezekiel 20:47Tell the southern wilderness, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Hear the word of the Lord! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north.
• Matthew 25:41“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
• Job 4:9A breath from God destroys them. They vanish in a blast of his anger.
• Isaiah 11:4He will give justice to the poor and make fair decisions for the exploited. The earth will shake at the force of his word, and one breath from his mouth will destroy 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