35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit."
35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity,
35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, and their womb prepares deceit."
35 They have sex with sin and give birth to evil. Their lives are wombs for breeding deceit."
35 They conceive trouble and bring forth futility; Their womb prepares deceit."
35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Their womb produces deceit."
14 Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.
14 Look at that guy! He had sex with sin, he's pregnant with evil. Oh, look! He's having the baby - a Lie-Baby!
14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
14 The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.
(Read Psalm 7:10-17)
David is confident that he shall find God his powerful Saviour. The destruction of sinners may be prevented by their conversion; for it is threatened, If he turn not from his evil way, let him expect it will be his ruin. But amidst the threatenings of wrath, we have a gracious offer of mercy. God gives sinners warning of their danger, and space to repent, and prevent it. He is slow to punish, and long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish. The sinner is described, verses 14-16, as taking more pains to ruin his soul than, if directed aright, would save it. This is true, in a sense, of all sinners. Let us look to the Saviour under all our trials. Blessed Lord, give us grace to look to thee in the path of tribulation, going before thy church and people, and marking the way by thine own spotless example. Under all the persecutions which in our lesser trials mark our way, let the looking to Jesus animate our minds and comfort our hearts.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 15:35
Commentary on Job 15:17-35
(Read Job 15:17-35)
Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable: whence he would infer, that the miserable are certainly wicked, and therefore Job was so. But because many of God's people have prospered in this world, it does not therefore follow that those who are crossed and made poor, as Job, are not God's people. Eliphaz shows also that wicked people, particularly oppressors, are subject to continual terror, live very uncomfortably, and perish very miserably. Will the prosperity of presumptuous sinners end miserably as here described? Then let the mischiefs which befal others, be our warnings. Though no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous, nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby. No calamity, no trouble, however heavy, however severe, can rob a follower of the Lord of his favour. What shall separate him from the love of Christ?