Job 15:22

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“He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.”

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BSBPD

“He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched <FI>is<Fi> he for the sword.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 15:22 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 6:33While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
  2. Job 6:11What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
  3. Job 9:16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
  4. Job 19:29then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
  5. Job 20:24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
  6. Job 27:14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
  7. Isaiah 8:21They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
  8. Matthew 27:5So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

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