Bible Strands
Job 15:32
It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz addresses Job in his second speech, pronouncing the inevitable ruin of the wicked who place their confidence in illusion.
The words — יוֹמוֹ (yo.m/o) = his day and תִּמָּלֵא (ti.ma.Le') = it will be completed appear together to mark a fixed deadline, while כִּפָּתוֹ (khi.pa.T/o) = his branch and רַעֲנָנָה (ra.'a.Na.nah) = it will grow luxuriant describe failed vitality.
The thread — The theme of premature death and unfulfilled life recurs in Ecclesiastes 7:17, Psalms 55:23, and Job 22:16.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that reliance on emptiness yields a life cut short and devoid of fruit, mirroring the stripped vine and fallen olive tree in the surrounding verses.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
Cross-references
- Ecclesiastes 7:17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
- Psalms 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Job 22:16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
- Hosea 9:16 Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.
- Job 8:16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
- Job 14:7 For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
- Job 18:16 The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
- Psalms 52:5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Isaiah 27:11 When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Ezekiel 17:8 It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’