Job 15:31

"He will not depart out of darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. He will go away by the breath of God’s mouth."

Key Reflection

In Job 15:31, the passage suggests that those who trust in false hope or emptiness will remain in spiritual darkness, where their fortunes will wither like dry branches. Ultimately, they will be extinguished by God’s judgment, symbolized by the "breath of God's mouth."

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity -The sense is, “Let him not trust in vanity. He will be deceived. Vanity will be his recompense.” The idea is, that a man should not confide in that which will furnish no support. He should not rely on his wealth and rank; his houses and lands; his servants, his armies, or his power, if he is wicked, for all this is vain. He needs some better reliance, and that can be found only in a righteous life. The word vanity here means that which is unsubstantial; which cannot uphold or sustain; which will certainly give way. For vanity will be his recompense -He will find only vanity.

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