Job 15:24

What does Job 15:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 15:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He is greatly in fear of the dark day, trouble and pain overcome him:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Terrify him do adversity and distress, They prevail over him As a king ready for a boaster.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Distress and anguish make him afraid; they prevail against him, as a king ready for the battle.

Context

v.23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

v.24This passage

v.25Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 26:37

    And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.

  • Proverbs 24:34

    So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Proverbs 6:11

    So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Job 6:2

    Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!

  • Isaiah 13:3

    I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones.

  • Romans 2:9

    tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

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