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Job 15:22

NETBible	He does not expect¹ to escape from darkness;² he is marked for the sword;³
NIV © biblegateway Job 15:22	He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword.
NASB © biblegateway Job 15:22	"He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.
NLT © biblegateway Job 15:22	They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.
MSG © biblegateway Job 15:22	They despair of things ever getting better--they're on the list of people for whom things always turn out for the worst.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 15:22	He has no hope of coming safe out of the dark, and his fate will be the sword;
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 15:22	They despair of returning from darkness, and they are destined for the sword.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 15:22	He does not believe that he will return from darkness, For a sword is waiting for him.
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KJV	He believeth <0539> (8686) not that he shall return <07725> (8800) out of darkness <02822>_, and he is waited <06822> (8803) for of the sword <02719>_.
NASB © biblegateway Job 15:22	"He does not believe <0539> that he will return <07725> from darkness <02822> , And he is destined <06822> for the sword <02719> .
LXXM	mh <3165> ADV pisteuetw <4100> V-PAD-3S apostrafhnai <654> V-APN apo <575> PREP skotouv <4655> N-GSN entetaltai <1781> V-RPI-3S gar <1063> PRT hdh <2235> ADV eiv <1519> PREP ceirav <5495> N-APF sidhrou <4604> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	He does not <03808> expect <0539> to escape <07725> from <04480> darkness <02822> ; he is marked <06822> for the sword <02719> ;
HEBREW	brx <02719> yla <0413> awh <01931> *ywpuw {wpuw} <06822> Ksx <02822> ynm <04480> bws <07725> Nymay <0539> al (15:22) <03808>

NETBible

He does not expect¹ to escape from darkness;² he is marked for the sword;³

NET Notes

¹tn This is the meaning of the Hiphil imperfect negated: “he does not believe” or “he has no confidence.” It is followed by the infinitive construct functioning as the direct object – he does not expect to return (to escape) from darkness.

¹sn The meaning of this line is somewhat in question. H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 111) thinks it could mean that he is afraid he will not wake up from the night, or he dreads misfortune, thinking it will be final for him.

²sn In the context of these arguments, “darkness” probably refers to calamity, and so the wicked can expect a calamity that is final.

³tn Heb “he is watched [or waited for] by the sword.” G. R. Driver reads it, “he is marked down for the sword” (“Problems in the Hebrew text of Job,” VTSup 3 [1955]: 78). Ewald suggested “laid up for the sword.” Ball has “looks for the sword.” The MT has a passive participle from צָפָה (tsafah, “to observe, watch”) which can be retained in the text; the meaning of the form can then be understood as the result of the inspection (E. Dhorme, Job, 217).