Bible Strands
Job 15:34
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz addresses Job in a poetic dialogue concerning the fate of the wicked. He delivers this warning during a cycle of speeches examining Job's suffering and alleged hidden sin.
The words — The Hebrew terms גַּלְמ֑וּד (gal.Mud) and שֹֽׁחַד (Sho.chad) anchor the verse. גַּלְמ֑וּד literally means barren or stripped bare, while שֹֽׁחַד explicitly denotes a bribe.
The thread — This imagery of the godless facing barrenness and destruction recurs in Job 8:13, Job 8:22, and Job 27:8. These passages consistently link the fate of the wicked with lost hope, shame, and ruined dwellings.
Why it lands — The text states that the godless company will be barren and fire will consume the tents of bribery. It demands a reader to recognize that reliance on corrupt gain yields only ruin and desolation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
Cross-references
- Job 8:13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Job 27:8 For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Job 8:22 Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
- Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
- 1 Samuel 12:3 Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
- Job 11:14 if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
- Job 12:6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
- Job 20:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
- Job 22:5 Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?