Job 8:15
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
KJV
Innitetur super domum suam, et non stabit ; fulciet eam, et non consurget.
Vulgate
ἐὰν ὑπερείσῃ τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ στῇ· ἐπιλαβομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ·
LXX
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
ASV
יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן עַל בֵּ֭ית/וֹ וְ/לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑ד יַחֲזִ֥יק בּ֝֗/וֹ וְ/לֹ֣א יָקֽוּם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִשְׁעָ֣ן
nsh'n
verb · 22×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Job 27:18 — He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
- Luke 6:47 — Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
- Matt 7:24 — Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
- Prov 14:11 — The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
- Prov 21:12 — The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.