Job 15:32It shall be accomplished before his time. His branch shall not be green.
The setting
Ancient Edom/Arabia, ~2000 BC. Job sits listening as Eliphaz concludes his harsh speech, predicting Job's early doom and describing him as a withered tree...
The emotion here: cruel satisfaction in predicting another's downfall
The original word
yad (יָד) — hand, but here meaning 'time' or 'appointed time'; the span God has allotted
Why it matters
Ancient Middle Eastern cultures saw premature death as a sign of divine judgment
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 15:32
Eliphaz is essentially cursing Job, wishing early death on someone who is actually righteous
Common misconceptionThis sounds like a general warning about consequences of sin, but it's actually Eliphaz falsely prophesying Job's doom. God later vindicates Job and restores his years.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 15:32
Bible Genome reading
Job 15:32 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 15:32 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Eliphaz. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include premature death, judgment. Notable phrases: before his time. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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