Job 15:21 “Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attack…”

Job 15:21

Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer will come on him.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

A sounde of feare is in his eares, and in his prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

A fearful voice [is] in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.

Bible in Basic English

A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

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Cross references

“dreadful sound”

Job 18:11 Leviticus 26:36 2 Kings 7:6 Genesis 3:9 Genesis 3:10 Proverbs 1:26

Job 18:11 · BSB

Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.

Leviticus 26:36 · BSB

As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and…

2 Kings 7:6 · BSB

For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack…

Genesis 3:9 · BSB

But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”

Genesis 3:10 · BSB

“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

Proverbs 1:26 · BSB

in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

“in prosperity”

1 Thessalonians 5:3 Job 1:13–19 Job 20:5–7 Psalm 92:7 1 Samuel 25:36–38 Psalm 73:18–20

1 Thessalonians 5:3 · BSB

While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Job 1:13–19 · BSB

One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Job 20:5–7 · BSB

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Psalm 92:7 · BSB

that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

1 Samuel 25:36–38 · BSB

When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

Psalm 73:18–20 · BSB

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

“the destroyer”

1 Corinthians 10:10 Revelation 9:11

1 Corinthians 10:10 · BSB

And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

Revelation 9:11 · BSB

They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.

Also

Job 27:20

Job 27:20 · BSB

Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

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