Parallel Bible results for "job 15:17-35"

Job 15:17-35

17 "I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;

17 “Listen to me and I will explain to you; let me tell you what I have seen,

18 What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers,

18 what the wise have declared, hiding nothing received from their ancestors

19 To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them.

19 (to whom alone the land was given when no foreigners moved among them):

20 "The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.

20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.

21 "Sounds of terror are in his ears; While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.

21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.

22 "He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.

22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness; he is marked for the sword.

23 "He wanders about for food, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.

23 He wanders about for food like a vulture; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

24 "Distress and anguish terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,

24 Distress and anguish fill him with terror; troubles overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,

25 Because he has stretched out his hand against God And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.

25 because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

26 "He rushes headlong at Him With his massive shield.

26 defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield.

27 "For he has covered his face with his fat And made his thighs heavy with flesh.

27 “Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,

28 "He has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.

28 he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble.

29 "He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend down to the ground.

29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

30 "He will not escape from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.

30 He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

31 "Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; For emptiness will be his reward.

31 Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.

32 "It will be accomplished before his time, And his palm branch will not be green.

32 Before his time he will wither, and his branches will not flourish.

33 "He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine, And will cast off his flower like the olive tree.

33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.

34 "For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt.

34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.

35 "They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity, And their mind prepares deception."

35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.”