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


In Context

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,

25 because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

Job 15:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:23He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying,] Where [is it?] he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:23When he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:23He wandereth abroad for bread,'saying , Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23He wandereth abroad for bread, where may it be? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23He is wandering for bread — 'Where is it?' He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:23He wanders abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.