Job 15:30

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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.

Literal

He will not turn aside from darkness; the flame will dry out his shoot, and he will turn aside at the breath of His mouth.

Latin

Non recedet de tenebris: ramos ejus arefaciet flamma, et auferetur spiritu oris sui.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Job 15:30

The 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.

Job 15:20–35

Evil people experience everything that happened to Job (see 1:16–19):

Attacks by thieves (15:21).
Loss of possessions (15:29).
Collapse of houses (15:28).
Fire (15:30, 34).

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

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By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
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Matthew 25:41
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Job 18:5–6
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
Isaiah 30:33
For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
Mark 9:43–49
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
Job 10:21–22
…before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,
Matthew 22:13
Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
2 Peter 2:17
These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
Isaiah 11:4
…but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Glossary

Book of Job Darkness Eliphaz

Topics

Breath of God Fire: Drying Wicked (People): Described Wicked (People): Punishment of Wicked (People): Temporal Punishment of

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