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Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He will not be rich, Nor will his wealth continue, Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his property will not stretch out on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not stretch out over the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend to the earth <i>nor</i> his possessions be extended on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not increase in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not increase in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Their property and wealth will shrink and disappear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their produce bend to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He won't get rich, and his wealth won't last. His possessions won't spread out over the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will not remain rich for long; nothing they own will last. Even their shadows will vanish, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"He won't become rich and his wealth won't last; he won't expand his holdings to cover the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will not be rich, neither will his substance continue, neither will their possessions be extended on the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He is not rich, nor does his wealth rise, "" Nor does he stretch out their continuance on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, and his wealth shall not rise up; their possession shall not extend upon the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he push his root in the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will not be enriched, nor will his basic necessities endure, nor will he establish his root in the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, his possessions shall not endure; his property shall not spread over the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure, nor will they strike root in the earth;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall not continue, neither shall his strength endure, nor shall his words be established upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He will not continue and his power shall not stand, and the words not will be exalted on the Earth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their produce bend to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Neither shall he at all grow rich, nor shall his substance remain: he shall not cast a shadow upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2411" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6238.htm" title="6238: ye‘·šar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become rich. A primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly to grow rich.">longer be rich;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">his wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">endure.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4512.htm" title="4512: min·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Perhaps gain, acquisition. From nalah; completion, i.e. wealth.">His possessions</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: yiṭ·ṭeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">overspread</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></span><br />Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Psalm 49:16-17</a></span><br />Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a></span><br />He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20-21</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ / This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4-5</a></span><br />Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. / When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></span><br />Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-36.htm">Mark 8:36</a></span><br />What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22</a></span><br />A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a></span><br />Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></span><br />Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof on the earth.</p><p class="hdg">neither shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-22.htm">Job 20:22-28</a></b></br> In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-15.htm">Job 22:15-20</a></b></br> Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16,17</a></b></br> Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/22-35.htm">Bend</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Continuance</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/job/15-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/esther/8-4.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/job/14-8.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/job/11-9.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/job/6-11.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-37.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/job/14-8.htm">Root</a> <a href="/job/11-13.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/job/11-13.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/6-22.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-10.htm">Bend</a> <a href="/job/29-20.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Continuance</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/job/20-9.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/psalms/61-6.htm">Prolong</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/job/19-28.htm">Root</a> <a href="/job/17-13.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/22-11.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/job/20-10.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Job 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-17.htm">He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He will no longer be rich;</b><br>This phrase reflects the belief that material wealth is temporary and can be easily lost. In the context of the Book of Job, it is part of Eliphaz's speech, where he argues that the wicked will ultimately face ruin. This aligns with the biblical theme that true riches are spiritual rather than material (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). The idea that wealth is fleeting is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Proverbs 23:5</a>, which warns that riches can "fly away like an eagle."<p><b>his wealth will not endure.</b><br>The impermanence of wealth is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing that earthly treasures are not reliable. This is consistent with the teachings found in <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10-15</a>, where the Preacher notes that wealth can be lost through misfortune or death. The phrase also serves as a reminder of the ultimate judgment and the futility of relying on material possessions for security, as seen in the parable of the rich fool in <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>.<p><b>His possessions will not overspread the land.</b><br>This suggests that the wicked man's influence and legacy will not last. In ancient times, land ownership was a sign of wealth and power, and the inability to expand one's territory was seen as a failure. This can be contrasted with God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14-17</a>, where his descendants are promised land as a sign of blessing. The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate inheritance of the righteous, as described in <a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a>, where the meek are promised the earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and the fate of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz, being a Temanite, is considered wise and knowledgeable.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In this context, Eliphaz is describing the fate of the wicked, implying that Job's suffering is due to some hidden sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wealth_and_possessions.htm">Wealth and Possessions</a></b><br>Central themes in this verse, representing the transient nature of material wealth and the ultimate futility of relying on it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_wealth.htm">The Transience of Wealth</a></b><br>Earthly wealth is temporary and unreliable. As believers, we should focus on eternal treasures rather than material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misinterpretation_of_suffering.htm">Misinterpretation of Suffering</a></b><br>Eliphaz wrongly assumes that Job's suffering is due to sin. We must be cautious not to judge others' circumstances without understanding God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/true_riches_in_christ.htm">True Riches in Christ</a></b><br>Our true wealth is found in our relationship with Christ. Spiritual riches far surpass any material wealth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Instead of relying on our possessions, we should trust in God's provision and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_materialism.htm">The Danger of Materialism</a></b><br>The pursuit of wealth can lead us away from God. We must guard our hearts against the love of money.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_truth_according_to_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about money?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/play_drum_for_newborn_king.htm">Is being wealthy considered sinful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_poverty_and_wealth.htm">What does the Bible say about poverty and wealth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_poor_devout_reconcile_psalm_112_3.htm">Psalm 112:3 declares that the righteous will enjoy wealth and riches; how does this reconcile with devout individuals who remain poor and persecuted throughout history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">He shall not be rich.</span>--Now comes the destiny which awaits him in the judgment of the speaker. "Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth." The word rendered "perfection thereof" occurs nowhere else, so that it is very doubtful what it means. Some render, "Neither shall their produce (that of the wicked) bend (luxuriantly) to the earth;" or, "their possessions or their achievements extend on the earth."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He shall not be rich</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> he shall not increase, or maintain, his riches. <span class="cmt_word">Neither shall his substance continue</span>, His riches shall make themselves wings, and take their departure. <span class="cmt_word">Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth</span>; rather, <span class="accented">neither shall their possessions be extended upon the earth.</span> (So Rosenmuller, Professor Lee, and Renan.) The transition from the singular to the plural is not unusual, when it is a class, and not an individual, that is really spoken of. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He will no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longer be rich;</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶ֭עְשַׁר</span> <span class="translit">(ye‘·šar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6238.htm">Strong's 6238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To accumulate, chiefly, to grow, rich</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵיל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">endure.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָק֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His possessions</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(min·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4512.htm">Strong's 4512: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps gain, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spread over</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·ṭeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאָ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-29.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:29 He shall not be rich neither shall (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>