Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
A wanderer, he, for bread, saying Where is it ? He knoweth that, prepared by his own hand, is the day of darkness;
New American Standard Bible
He knows that a day of
King James Version
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Holman Bible
He knows the day of darkness is at hand.
International Standard Version
He wanders around for food where is it? He knows that a time of darkness is near.
A Conservative Version
He wanders abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his 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.
Amplified
“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand.
Bible in Basic English
He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him:
Darby Translation
He wandereth abroad for bread, where may it be? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Julia Smith Translation
He wandered about for bread, where he knew that the day of darkness was ready at his hand.
King James 2000
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"He is wandering for bread, [saying], 'Where [is it]?' He knows that a day of darkness [is] ready {at hand}.
Modern King James verseion
He wanders for bread, saying, Where is it? He knows that the day of darkness is ready at hand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When he goeth forth to get his living, he thinketh plainly, that 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
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
He is wandering for bread -- 'Where is it?' He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 15:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Second Response To Job
22 He hath no confidence to come back out of darkness, he, being destined to the power oft the sword; 23 A wanderer, he, for bread, saying Where is it ? He knoweth that, prepared by his own hand, is the day of darkness; 24 Distress and anguish shall startle him, It shall overpower him, like a king ready for the onset:
Names
Cross References
Psalm 59:15
They, may prowl about for food, - And, if they are not satisfied, then let them whine!
Psalm 109:10
Let his children, wander about, and beg, Let them be driven out of heir ruins;
Job 18:12
Let his strength be famished, and, calamity, be ready at his side;
Genesis 4:12
Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee. A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth.
Job 18:5-6
Even the light of the lawless, shall go out, - Neither shall shine the flame of his fire;
Job 18:18
Let them thrust him out of light into darkness, Yea, out of the world, let them chase him;
Job 30:3-4
In want and hunger, they were lean, - who used to gnaw the dry ground, a dark night of desolation!
Ecclesiastes 11:8
But, though, many years, a man live, through them all, let him rejoice; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for many they may be, all that cometh, may be vanity.
Lamentations 5:6
To Egypt, have we stretched out our hand, to Assyria, to be satisfied with bread.
Lamentations 5:9
At the risk of our life, do we bring in our bread, because of the sword of the desert.
Joel 2:2
A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains, - a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.
Amos 5:20
Shall not the day of Yahweh be, darkness, and not light? yea, thick darkness and no brightness in it?
Zephaniah 1:15
A day of indignation, - that day! day of danger and distress, day of rush, and of crash, day of obscurity, and deep gloom, day of cloud, and thick darkness;
Hebrews 10:27
But some fearful reception of judgment and fiery jealousy, about to devour the opposers.
Hebrews 11:37-38
They were stoned, were pierced through, were sawn asunder, by murder, with a sword, died, went about in sheep-skins, in goat-hides, - being in want, suffering tribulation, enduring ill-treatment: