22He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword.


In Context

19 (to whom alone the land was given when no alien passed among them):

20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless through all the years stored up for him.

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

22 He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword.

23 He wanders about-food for vultures ; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

24 Distress and anguish fill him with terror; they overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,

Job 15:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:22He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:22He doesn't believe that he shall return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:22He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched is he for the sword.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:22He believes not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.