King James Version
Job 15:22 in the King James Version says “He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.” — study this verse from Job chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.”
Job 15:22 · KJV
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. A dreadful: Heb. A sound of fears
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“He believeth”
H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
“not that he shall return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“out of darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
“and he is waited”
H6822properly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“for of the sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
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