They are torn from the tent in which they trusted, and are brought to the king of terrors.
Job 8:15 - New Revised Standard Version If one leans against its house, it will not stand; if one lays hold of it, it will not endure. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold fast to it, but it shall not last. American Standard Version (1901) He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure. Common English Bible He leans on its web, and it doesn’t stand; grasps it, and it can’t remain in place. Catholic Public Domain Version He will lean on his house, and it will not stand; he will prop it up, but it will not rise. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand. He shall prop it up, and it shall not rise. |
They are torn from the tent in which they trusted, and are brought to the king of terrors.
They build their houses like nests, like booths made by sentinels of the vineyard.
Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
The wicked see it and are angry; they gnash their teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.
Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own.
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
The house of the wicked is destroyed, but the tent of the upright flourishes.
you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say, “Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”
I have sent it out, says the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name; and it shall abide in that house and consume it, both timber and stones.”