Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He wanders about for food like a vulture; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. New Living Translation They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’ They know their day of destruction is near. English Standard Version He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand; Berean Standard Bible He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. King James Bible He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. New King James Version He wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand. New American Standard Bible “He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is at hand. NASB 1995 “He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is at hand. NASB 1977 “He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is at hand. Legacy Standard Bible He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand. Amplified Bible “He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand. Christian Standard Bible He wanders about for food, asking, “Where is it? ” He knows the day of darkness is at hand. Holman Christian Standard Bible He wanders about for food, saying, “Where is it?” He knows the day of darkness is at hand. American Standard Version He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. Contemporary English Version They scrounge around for food, all the while dreading the approaching darkness. English Revised Version He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand: GOD'S WORD® Translation He wanders around for food and asks, 'Where is it?' He knows that his ruin is close at hand. Good News Translation and vultures are waiting to eat their corpses. They know their future is dark; International Standard Version He wanders around for food—where is it? He knows that a time of darkness is near. Majority Standard Bible He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. NET Bible he wanders about--food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand. New Heart English Bible He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. Webster's Bible Translation He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. World English Bible He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe is wandering for bread: Where [is] it? He has known that ready at his hand "" Is a day of darkness. Young's Literal Translation He is wandering for bread -- 'Where is it?' He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness. Smith's Literal Translation He wandered about for bread, where he knew that the day of darkness was ready at his hand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. Catholic Public Domain Version When he moves himself to seek bread, he knows that the day of darkness has been prepared for his hand. New American Bible A wanderer, food for vultures, he knows destruction is imminent. New Revised Standard Version They wander abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ They know that a day of darkness is ready at hand; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe flees because of the threat of judgment; he does not know that the day of darkness is already at his hand, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He flees for the threat of judgment and wherever he is, he knows that the day of darkness is prepared at his hand OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He wandereth abroad for bread: 'Where is it?' He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he has been appointed to be food for vultures; and he knows within himself that he is doomed to be a carcass: and a dark day shall carry him away as with a whirlwind. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God…22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword. 23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. 24Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.… Cross References Psalm 109:10 May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes. Proverbs 27:8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. Isaiah 16:2 Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: Jeremiah 14:10 This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.” Lamentations 4:15 “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.” Amos 8:12 People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Deuteronomy 28:65-66 Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. / So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. Psalm 59:15 They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied. Isaiah 51:18 Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand. Ezekiel 4:17 So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity. Matthew 8:20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” Luke 9:58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” Hebrews 11:37-38 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. James 1:8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. Treasury of Scripture He wanders abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. wandereth Job 30:3,4 For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste… Genesis 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. Psalm 59:15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. the day Job 18:5,6,12,18 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine… Ecclesiastes 11:8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Joel 2:2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. Jump to Previous Abroad Bread Darkness Food Hand Ready Search Trouble Vultures Wandereth Wandering Wanders WhereJump to Next Abroad Bread Darkness Food Hand Ready Search Trouble Vultures Wandereth Wandering Wanders WhereJob 15 1. Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself17. He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men He wanders about The Hebrew root for "wanders" is "נָדַד" (nadad), which conveys a sense of restlessness and aimlessness. In the context of Job, this wandering reflects a spiritual and existential dislocation. Job, once a man of stability and prosperity, now finds himself in a state of confusion and uncertainty. This imagery can be seen as a metaphor for the human condition when separated from divine guidance. It serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking God’s direction in times of trial and the dangers of spiritual aimlessness. as food for vultures he knows the day of darkness is at hand Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Heה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are wanders about נֹ֘דֵ֤ד (nō·ḏêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away as food לַלֶּ֣חֶם (lal·le·ḥem) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain for vultures; אַיֵּ֑ה (’ay·yêh) Interrogative Strong's 344: The screamer, a hawk he knows יָדַ֓ע ׀ (yā·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know the day יֽוֹם־ (yō·wm-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of darkness חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness is at hand. בְּיָד֣וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links Job 15:23 NIVJob 15:23 NLT Job 15:23 ESV Job 15:23 NASB Job 15:23 KJV Job 15:23 BibleApps.com Job 15:23 Biblia Paralela Job 15:23 Chinese Bible Job 15:23 French Bible Job 15:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 15:23 He wanders abroad for bread saying 'Where (Jb) |
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