JOB 15:34 Parallel View

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ULT For the company of the godless is barren,
⇔ and fire devours the tents of bribery.

UST Surely wicked people will not have any descendants.
⇔ Those who took money from bribes will not have any money left in the end.

BSB For the company of the godless will be barren,
⇔ and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

OEB For a barren tribe are the godless;
⇔ Tents of bribery the fire shall consume.

WEB For the company of the godless will be barren,
⇔ and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

NET For the company of the godless is barren,
 ⇔ and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.

LSV For the company of the profane [is] barren,
And fire has consumed tents of bribery.

FBV For those who reject God are barren,[fn] and fire will burn up the homes of those who love bribes.

15:34 Or “unproductive.”

T4T Wicked/godless people will not have any descendants,
⇔ and fires will completely burn up the homes of those who built those homes using money they received from bribes.

LEB • the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.

BBE For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS For the company of the godless shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

ASV For the company of the godless shall be barren,
 ⇔ And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

DRA For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes.

YLT For the company of the profane [is] gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.

DBY For the family of the ungodly shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

RV For the company of the godless shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

WBS For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

KJB For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
(For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. )

BB For the congregation of hypocrites shalbe desolate, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedie to receaue giftes.
(For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedie to receive giftes.)

GNV For the congregation of the hypocrite shalbe desolate, and fire shall deuoure the houses of bribes.
(For the congregation of the hypocrite shall be desolate, and fire shall deuoure the houses of bribes. )

CB For the congregacion of Ypocrites is vnfrutefull, & the fyre shal consume the houses of soch, as are gredy to receaue giftes.
(For the congregation of Ypocrites is unfrutefull, and the fire shall consume the houses of soch, as are gredy to receive giftes.)

WYC For the gaderyng togidere of an ipocrite is bareyn, and fier schal deuoure the tabernaclis of hem, that taken yiftis wilfuli.
(For the gaderyng together of an ipocrite is bareyn, and fire shall deuoure the tabernacles/tents of them, that taken yiftis wilfuli.)

LUT Denn der Heuchler Versammlung wird einsam bleiben, und das Feuer wird die Hütten fressen, die Geschenke nehmen.
(Because the Heuchler Versammlung becomes einsam bleiben, and the fire becomes the Hütten fressen, the Geschenke take.)

CLV Congregatio enim hypocritæ sterilis, et ignis devorabit tabernacula eorum qui munera libenter accipiunt.[fn]
(Congregatio because hypocritæ sterilis, and ignis devorabit tabernacula eorum who munera libenter accipiunt.)

15.34 Congregatio enim hypocritæ, etc. Congregant hypocritæ bona opera, sed eorum sterilis est ipsa congregatio, quia per hoc quod agunt, fructum recipere in æterna retributione non appetunt. Et ignis devorabit tabernacula eorum, etc. Corpora in quibus animæ eorum habitant, tabernacula dicit: quæ hic desiderium laudis, postmodum autem concremabit ignis gehennæ. Tabernacula. Cogitatio est tabernaculum, in qua mens habitat, quam æstus avaritiæ vastat. Vel, cor tabernaculum dicit, quod consumit ardor laudis. Vel, corpus est tabernaculum animæ, et qui hic ardent mente, ardebunt carne ignibus gehennæ.

15.34 Congregatio because hypocritæ, etc. Congregant hypocritæ good opera, but eorum sterilis it_is ipsa congregatio, because per hoc that agunt, fructum recipere in æterna retributione not/no appetunt. And ignis devorabit tabernacula eorum, etc. Corpora in to_whom animæ eorum habitant, tabernacula dicit: which this desiderium laudis, postmodum however concremabit ignis gehennæ. Tabernacula. Cogitatio it_is tabernaculum, in which mens habitat, how æstus avaritiæ vastat. Vel, heart tabernaculum dicit, that consumit ardor laudis. Vel, corpus it_is tabernaculum animæ, and who this ardent mente, ardebunt carne ignibus gehennæ.

BRN For death is the witness of an ungodly man, and fire shall burn the houses of them that receive gifts.

BrLXX Μαρτύριον γὰρ ἀσεβοῦς θάνατος· πῦρ δὲ καύσει οἴκους δωροδεκτῶν·
(Marturion gar asebous thanatos; pur de kausei oikous dōrodektōn; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

חָנֵ֣ף

godless

Eliphaz is using the adjective godless as a noun to mean a certain group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “godless people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

גַּלְמ֑וּד

barren

This could mean: (1) that godless people literally will have no children or that they will have no children who survive them. Alternate translation: “will have no children who survive them” (2) that godless people will produce nothing of enduring value, as if they had no descendants. Alternate translation: “will produce nothing of enduring value”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד

and,fire eating tents bribes

Eliphaz is speaking as if fire would literally devour or eat up these tents. He means that fire would destroy them. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and fire destroys the tents of bribery”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ֝⁠אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד

and,fire eating tents bribes

Eliphaz is using the term bribery by association to mean people who pay and demand bribes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and fire destroys the tents of people who engage in bribery”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד

and,fire eating tents bribes

Eliphaz is speaking as if the tents of people who engage in bribery will literally burn up in a fire. He means that they will be destroyed by one means or another. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and the tents of people who engage in bribery will be destroyed”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ֝⁠אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד

and,fire eating tents bribes

Eliphaz is using one possession of wicked people, the tents in which they live, to mean all of their possessions and their standing in the community. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in 8:22. Alternate translation: “and those who practice bribery will be without status or means”

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