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Job 15:29

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

KJV

Non ditabitur, nec perseverabit substantia ejus, nec mittet in terra radicem suam.

Vulgate

οὔτε μὴ πλουτισθῇ, οὔτε μὴ μείνῃ αὐτοῦ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα· οὐ μὴ βάλῃ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν σκιάν,

LXX

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

ASV

לֹֽא יֶ֭עְשַׁר וְ/לֹא יָק֣וּם חֵיל֑/וֹ וְ/לֹֽא יִטֶּ֖ה לָ/אָ֣רֶץ מִנְלָֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
pronoun · 1×
מַעֲשִׁ֑יר
m'shyr
verb · 17×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jas 1:11 — For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in hi
  • Job 20:22 — In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
  • Job 27:16 — Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;