The Meaning of Job 15:29 Explained

Job 15:29

KJV: He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

YLT: He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

Darby: He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.

ASV: He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

Discover Job 15:29

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 15:29?

MEANING: What does Job 15:29 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 15:29 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 15:29?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He shall not be rich,  neither shall his substance  continue,  neither shall he prolong  the perfection  thereof upon the earth. 

What does Job 15:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 15:1-35 - "the Heavens Are Not Clean"
The second colloquy, like the first, is commenced by Eliphaz. He begins by rebuking Job, Job 15:1-16. He complains that the words of Job proved him to be unwise, Job 15:2-3, and even impious, Job 15:4. His very speech testified to his iniquity, Job 15:5-6. With something of irony Eliphaz asks upon what Job's claim to superior wisdom rests. Was he the first man? Job 15:7. Or had he access to the secret counsel of God? Job 15:8. In refusing the counsel of his friends, Job 15:9-10, and the consolations of God they had offered, Job 15:11, r.v., had he not proved his want of wisdom? He had even proved his folly and his impiety, by attempting to assert his innocence before God, Job 15:12-14, in whose presence even the heavens were unclean, Job 15:15-16. It is clear that Eliphaz and his friends did not believe the sincerity of Job's protestations of innocence.
Eliphaz then attempts to instruct Job, Job 15:17-35. His theme is almost the same as that of his former speech. It is the righteousness of God as specially manifested in the punishment of the wicked. He claims that his doctrine is that of the wise men, Job 15:17-19; then proceeds to describe the wicked man as troubled in conscience and full of fear, Job 15:20-24; attributes this to his bold impiety, Job 15:25-28; and predicts his fearful doom, Job 15:29-35. The application of such teaching to Job must have been very painful. He insinuated that Job's terrible afflictions were God's testimony against his sin. We know better from John 11:4-5. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 15

1  Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself
17  He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men

What do the individual words in Job 15:29 mean?

Not He will be rich nor will continue his wealth nor will overspread the earth his possessions
לֹֽא־ יֶ֭עְשַׁר וְלֹא־ יָק֣וּם חֵיל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־ יִטֶּ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ מִנְלָֽם

יֶ֭עְשַׁר  He  will  be  rich 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשַׁר  
Sense: to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich.
וְלֹא־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יָק֣וּם  will  continue 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
חֵיל֑וֹ  his  wealth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
וְלֹֽא־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִטֶּ֖ה  will  overspread 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָטָה 
Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
לָאָ֣רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מִנְלָֽם  his  possessions 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִנְלֶה  
Sense: gain, wealth, acquisition.

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