21The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.


In Context

18 Wise men confess and hide not their fathers.

19 To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them.

20 The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.

21 The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.

22 He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.

23 When he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Job 15:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:21A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:21Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:21The sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer cometh upon him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears; in prosperity the spoiler shall come upon him:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer shall come on him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:21A fearful voice is in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come on him.