Job 27:18
“He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.”
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Job 27:18 Context
16Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay: 17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer. 18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. 19The rich man shall lie downe, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not: 20Terrours take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
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Other Translations for Job 27:18
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
- King James Version
"He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut {which} the watchman has made.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.
- American Standard Version (1901)
His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.
- Basic English Bible
He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.
- Darby Bible
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
- Webster's Bible
He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
- World English Bible
He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 27:18
27:18 A moth - Which settleth itself in a garment, but is quickly and unexpectedly dispossessed of its dwelling, and crushed to death. A booth - Which the keeper of a garden or vineyard suddenly rears up in fruit - time, and as quickly pulls down again.