Job 18:15 “Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.”

Job 18:15

Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

World English Bible

There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur will be scattered on his habitation.

American Standard Version

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Geneva Bible 1599

Feare shall dwell in his house (because it is not his) and brimstone shalbe scattered vpon his habitation.

Darby Translation

They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; brimstone shall be showered upon his habitation:

Young's Literal Translation

It dwelleth in his tent — out of his provender, Scattered over his habitation is sulphur.

Bible in Basic English

In his tent will be seen that which is not his, burning stone is dropped on his house.

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Cross references

“dwell”

Zechariah 5:4 Job 18:12 Job 18:13

Zechariah 5:4 · BSB

I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.…

Job 18:12 · BSB

His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.

Job 18:13 · BSB

It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs.

“because”

Job 20:18–21 Jeremiah 22:13 Habakkuk 2:6–11 Job 31:38 Job 31:39

Job 20:18–21 · BSB

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

Jeremiah 22:13 · BSB

“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

Habakkuk 2:6–11 · BSB

Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’

Job 31:38 · BSB

if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,

Job 31:39 · BSB

if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

“brimstone”

Psalm 11:6 Deuteronomy 29:23 Genesis 19:24 Revelation 19:20 Revelation 21:8 Isaiah 34:9

Psalm 11:6 · BSB

On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

Deuteronomy 29:23 · BSB

All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce an…

Genesis 19:24 · BSB

Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Revelation 19:20 · BSB

But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive…

Revelation 21:8 · BSB

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Isaiah 34:9 · BSB

Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.

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

In context

14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.

16The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.

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