Job 15:35

“They conceive mischief, etc.] That is, such wicked persons as before described; they meditate sin in their minds, and contrive how to commit it, and form schemes within themselves to do mischief to others: and bring forth vanity; or sin; for lust when it is conceived bringeth forth sin, and that is vanity, an empty thing, and neither yields profit nor pleasure in the issue, but that which is useless and unserviceable, yea, harmful and ruinous; for sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death, even death eternal, (<590114>James 1:14,15); and their belly prepareth deceit; their inward part frames and devises that which is designed to deceive others, and in the end proves deceitful to…”

“Bitter irony, illustrating the "unfruitfulness" (Job 15:34) of the wicked. Their conceptions and birthgivings consist solely in mischief, &c. (Isa 33:11). prepareth--hatcheth. Next: Job Chapter 16”

“They conceive mischief - The meaning of this verse is, that they form and execute plans of evil. It is the characteristic of such men that they form such plans and live to execute them, and they must abide the consequences. All this was evidently meant for Job; and few things could be more trying to a man’s patience than to sit and hear those ancient apothegms, designed to describe the wicked, applied so unfeelingly to himself. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Job 15". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/job-15.html. 1870.…”

“conceive: Psa 7:14; Isa 59:4, Isa 59:5; Hos 10:13; Gal 6:7, Gal 6:8; Jam 1:15 vanity: or, iniquity Next: Job Chapter 16”