Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
New American Standard Bible
And his grain will not bend down to the ground.
King James Version
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
Holman Bible
His possessions
International Standard Version
"He won't become rich and his wealth won't last; he won't expand his holdings to cover the land.
American Standard Version
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
Amplified
He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend to the earth nor his possessions be extended on the earth.
Bible in Basic English
He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.
Darby Translation
He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall not be rich, and his wealth shall not rise up; their possession shall not extend upon the earth.
King James 2000
He shall not be rich, neither shall his wealth continue, neither shall he overspread the earth with it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure, and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.
Modern King James verseion
He shall not be rich, nor shall his wealth hold out, nor shall he stretch out his gain on the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, nor increase upon earth.
NET Bible
He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
New Heart English Bible
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
He shall not be rich, nor shall his substance continue, neither shall their shadow stretch along on the earth;
Webster
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.
World English Bible
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 15:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Second Response To Job
28 And he has dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man inhabited, which were ready to become heaps. 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth. 30 He shall not depart out of darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of [God's] mouth he shall go away.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 27:16-17
Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares raiment as the clay,
Job 20:22-28
In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come upon him.
Job 22:15-20
Will thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Psalm 49:16-17
Be not thou afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
Luke 12:19-21
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
Luke 16:2
And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.
Luke 16:19-22
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously daily.
James 1:11
For the sun rose up with the burning heat, and withered the grass. And the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished. So also the rich man will fade away among his pursuits.
James 5:1-3
Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching.