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The Withering Tree
Commentators explain that Eliphaz uses powerful natural imagery to describe the wicked person's fate. They are like a once-flourishing tree whose branches, representing family and prosperity, are scorched by a 'flame.' This person cannot escape the 'darkness' of calamity, illustrating a complete and inescapable ruin.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 15:30
18th Century
Theologian
He shall not depart out of darkness - He shall not escape from calamity; see Job 15:22. He shall not be able to rise again, but shall be con…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 15:30
19th Century
Bishop
He shall not depart out of darkness. —See Job 15:22. By the breath of his mouth shall he go away. What this mean…
John Gill
On Job 15:30
17th Century
Pastor
He shall not depart out of darkness
Out of the darkness of poverty, calamity, and distress he comes into, and, indee…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 15:17–35
17th Century
Minister
Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable, from which he would infer that the miserable are certainly wicked, and therefore that Jo…