Job 15:29
What does Job 15:29 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 15:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he push his root in the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- James 1:11
For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass; and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.
- Job 20:22
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
- James 5:1
Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
- Job 27:16
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;
- Luke 16:2
And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
- Psalms 49:16
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased:
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