Job 15:30

“He shall not depart out of darkness, etc.] Out of the darkness of poverty, calamity, and distress he comes into, and, indeed, he despairs of it himself, as in (<181522>Job 15:22); and in a spiritual sense he departs not out of the darkness of sin, out of the dark state of unregeneracy; nor will he depart out of the blackness and darkness reserved for him hereafter, when he is once come into it: the flame shall dry up his branches; alluding either to a violent drought and heat, which dries up pastures, herbs, and trees, and the branches of them; or to a wind, as the Septuagint, a burning wind, in the eastern countries, which consumed all green things; or to a flash of lightning, which…”

“depart--that is, escape (Job 15:22-23). branches--namely, his offspring (Job 1:18-19; Psa 37:35). dry up--The "flame" is the sultry wind in the East by which plants most full of sap are suddenly shrivelled. his mouth--that is, God's wrath (Isa 11:4).”

“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 continually poor. The flame shall dry up his branches - As the fire consumes the green branches of a tree, so shall punishment do to him. This comparison is very forcible, and the idea is, that the man who has been prospered as a tree shall be consumed - as the fire consumes a tree when it passes through the branches. The comparison of a prosperous man with a tree is very common, and very beautiful. Thus, the Psalmist says, I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green bay tree. Psalms 37:35. Compare Psalms 92:12-13. The aged…”

“Depart - His misery shall have no end. Flame - God's anger and judgment upon him. Branches - His wealth, and power, and glory, wherewith he was encompassed, as trees are with their branches. His mouth - And this expression intimates, with how much ease God subdueth his enemies: his word, his blast; one act of his will is sufficient. Go - Heb. go back: that is, run away from God faster than he ran upon him, Job 15:26. So it is a continuation of the former metaphor of a conflict between two persons. Job 15:31”

“15:30 The burning sun (literally The flame) might be the scorching sun or a flame of judgment from God (15:34, see Num 16:31-35; Ps 106:17-18; Ezek 20:47). • The breath of God might be a desert wind or a more direct theophany (a manifestation of God’s presence) that caused the burning of Job 15:34.”

“depart: Job 15:22, Job 10:21, Job 10:22, Job 18:5, Job 18:6, Job 18:18; Mat 8:12, Mat 22:13; Pe2 2:17; Jde 1:13 the flame: Job 20:26; Isa 30:33; Eze 15:4-7, Eze 20:47, Eze 20:48; Mat 25:41; Mar 9:43-49; Th2 1:8, Th2 1:9 by the breath: Job 4:9; Isa 11:4; Rev 19:15 Job 15:31”