Job 15:29

Verse

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.

Free Bible Version

They will lose their riches, their wealth will not endure, their possessions will not spread over the earth.

King James (Authorized) Version

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

Translation for Translators

But they will not remain rich very long; Everything that they own will be taken from them; their possessions will all disappear.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He will not be rich; his wealth will not last and his possessions will not spread over the land.

Noah Webster Bible

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

World English Bible

He will not be rich, neither will his substance continue, neither will their possessions be extended on the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

Context

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

²⁸he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble. ²⁹He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land. ³⁰He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

Summary

In this verse, Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, speaks harshly to Job, accusing him of being unrighteous and deserving of punishment. Eliphaz suggests that Job will not prosper or have descendants because of his supposed sins. This verse reflects the misguided judgment and lack of compassion shown by Job's friends, who wrongly assume that Job's suffering is a result of his own wrongdoing. It serves as a reminder to be cautious in making assumptions about others' circumstances and to show empathy and understanding rather than passing hasty judgments.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

He shall not be rich - The whole of what follows, to the end of the chapter, seems to be directed against Job himself, whom Eliphaz indirectly accuses of having been a tyrant and oppressor. The threatened evils are, 1. He shall not be rich, though he labors greatly to acquire riches. 2. His substance shall not continue - God will blast it, and deprive him of power to preserve it. 3. Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof - all his works shall perish, for God will blot out his remembrance from under heaven.

John Gill Bible Commentary

He shall not depart out of darkness,.... Out of the darkness of poverty, calamity, and distress he comes into, and, indeed, he despairs of it himself, as in Job 15:22; and in a spiritual sense he departs not out of the darkness of sin, out of the dark state of unregeneracy; nor will he depart out of the blackness and darkness reserved for him hereafter, when he is once come into it: the flame shall dry up his branches; alluding either to a violent drought and heat, which dries up pastures, herbs, and trees, and the branches of them; or to a wind, as the Septuagint, a burning wind, in the eastern countries, which consumed all green things; or to a flash of lightning, which shatters, strips, and destroys branches of trees: here it may signify the wrath of God, like a flame of fire consuming the wealth and substance, and families, of wicked men; whose children particularly may be compared to branches, and so respect may be had to Job's children, who were suddenly destroyed by a violent wind, which threw down the house in which they were: and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away; out of the world, a phrase expressive of death; either because of the breath of his own mouth, as some in Jarchi, because of his blasphemies against God and his people, because of his cursing and swearing his mouth is full of, and the many vain, foolish, and idle words which come out of it, and for which he will be condemned; or rather "by the breath of the mouth of God,'' as the Targum; either according to his purpose and decree, and by his order, and the word that goes out of his mouth; the wicked man shall be obliged to depart out of the world at once, being struck dead by him, as Ananias and Sapphira were; or by his powerful wrath and vengeance, whose breath is as a stream of brimstone, and with which he will slay the wicked of the earth, and particularly will consume the wicked one, antichrist, even with the spirit of his mouth, and with the brightness of his coming, Isa 11:4.

Job 15:29

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

Bible in Basic English

He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.

Free Bible Version

They will lose their riches, their wealth will not endure, their possessions will not spread over the earth.

King James (Authorized) Version

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

Translation for Translators

But they will not remain rich very long; Everything that they own will be taken from them; their possessions will all disappear.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He will not be rich; his wealth will not last and his possessions will not spread over the land.

Noah Webster Bible

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

World English Bible

He will not be rich, neither will his substance continue, neither will their possessions be extended on the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 15:29

Verse

Context

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 15:29

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary