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Job 15:24

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 15:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Job 15:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.
23He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
26He runneth upon him with a [stiff] neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;
27Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid, etc.] Either his present troubles shall frighten him, they being so very dismal, terrible, and distressing, and make him fear that others were coming on, more dreadful and formidable; or those troubles he fears will be his portion hereafter, these terrify him beyond measure, even that indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, that shall come upon every soul of man that doeth evil, ( <450208>Romans 2:8,9); they shall prevail against him as a king ready to the battle; that is, trouble and anguish shall prevail against him; he will be no more able to resist them than a very inferior force, or even a single man, is able to resist a warlike king,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“prevail--break upon him suddenly and terribly, as a king, &c. (Pro 6:11).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“As a king ready to the battle - Fully prepared for a battle; whom it would be vain to attempt to resist. So mighty would be the combined forces of trouble and anguish against him, that it would be vain to attempt to oppose them. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“anguish: Job 6:2-4; Psa 119:143; Pro 1:27; Isa 13:3; Mat 26:37, Mat 26:38; Rom 2:9 as a king: Pro 6:11, Pro 24:34 Job 15:25”
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