Job 15:22
Strong's Lexicon
He despairs of
יַאֲמִ֣ין (ya·’ă·mîn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 539: 1) to support, confirm, be faithful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure 1b1d) verified, confirmed 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in 1c1a) stand firm 1c1b) trust, believe

his return
שׁ֭וּב (ūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back

from
מִנִּי־ (min·nî-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

darkness;
חֹ֑שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

he
ה֣וּא ()
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

is marked
(וְצָפ֖וּי) (wə·ṣā·p̄ui)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6822: 1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch 1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy 1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely

for
אֱלֵי־ (’ĕ·lê-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

the sword.
חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥā·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

Young's Literal Translation
He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched [is] he for the sword.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He doesn’t believe he will return from  darkness; he is destined for  the sword. 

New American Standard Bible
"He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.

King James Bible
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness; he is marked for the sword.

New Living Translation
They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.

English Standard Version
He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.

New American Standard Bible
"He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.

King James Bible
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He doesn't believe he will return from darkness; he is destined for the sword.

International Standard Version
He does not believe he will escape darkness; he is destined for the sword.

NET Bible
He does not expect to escape from darkness; he is marked for the sword;

American Standard Version
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.

English Revised Version
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword:

Young's Literal Translation
He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched is he for the sword.
















Cross References
Job 15:23
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Job 15:30
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Job 19:29
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

Job 27:14
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

Job 33:18
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Job 36:12
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 15:21
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

Job 15:20
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

Job 15:19
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

Job 15:24
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
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