Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He does not believe he will escape darkness; he is destined for the sword.
New American Standard Bible
And he is destined for
King James Version
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
Holman Bible
he is destined for the sword.
A Conservative Version
He does not believe that he shall return out of darkness. And he is awaited by the sword.
American Standard Version
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.
Amplified
“He does not believe that he will return out of the darkness [for fear of being murdered],
And he is destined for the sword [of God’s vengeance].
Bible in Basic English
He has no hope of coming safe out of the dark, and his fate will be the sword;
Darby Translation
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword.
Julia Smith Translation
He will not believe to turn back from darkness, and he was waited for by the sword.
King James 2000
He believes not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{He cannot trust that he will return} from darkness, and he himself is destined for [the] sword.
Modern King James verseion
He does not believe in a return from darkness, but he is awaited by the sword.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He believeth never to be delivered out of darkness; the sword is always before his eyes.
NET Bible
He does not expect to escape from darkness; he is marked for the sword;
New Heart English Bible
He doesn't believe that he shall return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.
The Emphasized Bible
He hath no confidence to come back out of darkness, he, being destined to the power oft the sword;
Webster
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.
World English Bible
He doesn't believe that he shall return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.
Youngs Literal Translation
He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched is he for the sword.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 15:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Second Response To Job
21 Terrifying sounds ring in his ears; when times are prosperous, the Destroyer will attack him. 22 He does not believe he will escape darkness; he is destined for the sword. 23 He wanders around for food where is it? He knows that a time of darkness is near.
Cross References
2 Kings 6:33
While he was still talking with them, the messenger arrived to see him and delivered the king's message to Elisha, "Look! This evil has come from the LORD! Why should I wait for the LORD anymore?"
Job 6:11
"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?
Job 9:16
"Were I to be summoned, and he were to answer me, I wouldn't even believe that he was listening to what I have to say.
Job 19:29
Make sure that you remain wary of God's sword, for God's wrath brings with it the sword of punishment, by which you'll know there's a judgment."
Job 20:24-25
Though he dodges an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him.
Job 27:14
If he has many children, their destiny is to die by the sword, and his descendants won't have enough food.
Isaiah 8:21-22
"They'll pass through the land, while greatly distressed and hungry. When they are hungry, they'll become enraged, and they'll curse their king and their god. They'll turn their faces upwards,
Matthew 27:5
But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself." Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.