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

28he lived in ruined cities, in houses which no one inhabits, which are ready to crumble into heaps. 29He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land. He will not escape from the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and he will depart by the breath of His mouth. 31“Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness will be his reward. 32Before his day it will be paid in full and his branch will not 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 15:22He does not expect to escape from darkness; he is destined for the sword.
• Job 10:21before I depart, and never return, to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
• Job 18:5Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire does not shine.
• Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• Matthew 22:13Then the king said to his servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• 2 Peter 2:17These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. The gloom of utter darkness has been reserved for them.
• Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
• Job 20:26Total darkness waits for his treasures; A fire not fanned will devour him; it will consume what is left in his tent.
• Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been ready, prepared for the king, its fire pit made deep and wide, a pyre of fire with plenty of wood. The breath of Adonai, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it aflame.
• Ezekiel 15:4Behold, when it is cast in the fire for fuel, both ends are devoured in fire and the middle is charred—is it useful for any work?
• Matthew 25:41Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Go away from Me, you cursed ones, into the everlasting fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.
• Mark 9:43“And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go to Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, He will command judgment on those who do not know God and do not heed the Good News of our Lord Yeshua.
• Job 4:9By the breath of God they perish; by the blast of His anger they vanish.
• Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness He will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the poor of the land. He will strike the land with the rod of His mouth, and 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