Job 15:30
He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his branch, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth he shall go away.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
He shall not depart{H5493} out of darkness;{H2822} The flame{H7957} shall dry up{H3001} his branches,{H3127} And by the breath{H7307} of [God's] mouth{H6310} shall he go away.{H5493}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
He shall not depart{H5493}{(H8799)} out of darkness{H2822}; the flame{H7957} shall dry up{H3001}{(H8762)} his branches{H3127}, and by the breath{H7307} of his mouth{H6310} shall he go away{H5493}{(H8799)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
He shal neuer come out of darcknesse, the flame shal drye vp his braunches, with ye blast of the mouth of God shal he be take awaie.
Geneva Bible (1560)
He shall neuer depart out of darkenesse: the flame shall drie vp his branches, and he shall goe away with the breath of his mouth.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
He shall neuer depart out of darkenesse, the flame shal drye vp his branches, with the blast of ye mouth of God shall he be taken away.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, By the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
He turneth not aside from darkness, His tender branch doth a flame dry up, And he turneth aside at the breath of His mouth!
American Standard Version (1901)
He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of `God's' mouth shall he go away.
American Standard Version (1901)
He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of [God's] mouth shall he go away.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
He does not come out of the dark; his branches are burned by the flame, and the wind takes away his bud.
World English Bible (2000)
He shall not depart out of darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches. By the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.
Referenced Verses
- Job 4:9 : 9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
- Job 15:22 : 22 He does not believe he will return from the darkness; he is marked for the sword.
- Job 20:26 : 26 Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; a fire not kindled by man will consume him and devour what remains in his tent.
- Job 22:20 : 20 Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire has consumed their wealth.
- Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
- Isa 30:33 : 33 Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit is deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
- Ezek 15:4-7 : 4 Look, it is put into the fire for fuel. The fire consumes both ends of it, and its middle is charred. Is it useful for anything? 5 Even when it was whole, it could not be made into anything useful. How much less can it be used after the fire has consumed it and it is charred! 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 I will set my face against them. Though they come out of the fire, the fire will still consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
- Matt 8:12 : 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him out into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
- Matt 25:41 : 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.
- Mark 9:43-49 : 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, where the fire never goes out. 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
- 2 Thess 1:8-9 : 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might.
- 2 Pet 2:17 : 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever.
- Jude 1:13 : 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
- Rev 19:15 : 15 Out of His mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
- Job 18:5-6 : 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the flame of his fire will not shine. 6 The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.
- Job 18:18 : 18 He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.
- Job 5:14 : 14 They encounter darkness by day and grope in the noonday as if it were night.
- Job 10:21-22 : 21 Before I go, never to return, to a land of darkness and deep shadow. 22 A land of gloom like deep darkness, a land of shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.
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24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
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20 Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink from the wrath of the Almighty.
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4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.
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20 For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.