Job 15:30

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Cross-reference

Job 15:22 Parallel

Job 15:22 already speaks of darkness and sword—verse 30 continues the same imagery of the wicked's doom.

Job 18:5 Parallel

In Job 18:5, Bildad says the wicked's lamp is snuffed—direct parallel to the flame withering here, both describing divine judgment.

Job 18:6 Parallel

Job 18:6 continues: 'light in his tent becomes dark'—further parallels the darkness and extinguishing of the wicked's life here.

Job 18:18 Parallel

Job 18:18 says the wicked is 'driven from light into darkness'—identical fate to the one who 'will not escape darkness' here.

Job 20:26 Parallel

Job 20:26 says 'total darkness lies in wait' and 'a fire unfanned will consume'—direct parallel to darkness and flame destroying the wicked here.

Job 4:9 Parallel

In Job 4:9, Eliphaz earlier used the same phrase: the breath of God destroys the wicked — a direct internal parallel.

Job 18:16 Parallel

Job 18:16 parallels the imagery of branches being cut off and dried up, reinforcing Eliphaz's depiction of the wicked's destruction.

Job 10:21 Parallel

In Job 10:21, Job describes the 'land of gloom and darkness' as his destination—same fate for the wicked here, highlighting shared imagery of death's darkness.

Job 10:22 Parallel

Job 10:22 adds 'utter darkness and disorder' to the place of death—deepening the parallel with the darkness mentioned here.

Isaiah 11:4 Allusion

Isaiah 11:4 says the Messiah will slay the wicked with the breath of his lips — the same divine weapon used here to banish the wicked.

Ezekiel 20:47 warns of a fire consuming all trees, green and dry — mirroring the flame that dries up branches in judgment.

Ezekiel 15:4-7 depicts vine branches thrown into fire as judgment — the same branch-and-flame metaphor for the wicked's fate.

In Isaiah 30:33, the breath of the LORD sets Topheth ablaze — the same breath-of-God imagery used here for the wicked's destruction.

Isaiah 40:24 uses blowing and withering of plants, echoing the breath and flame that dry up branches in Job 15:30 — both depict God's judgment.

Psalm 107:14 shows God delivering from darkness and bondage — a direct contrast to Job 15:30's assertion that the wicked cannot leave darkness.

John 15:6 Allusion

John 15:6 speaks of withered branches cast into the fire — a direct parallel to the flame drying branches in Job 15:30, applied spiritually.

Matthew 8:12 speaks of being thrown into outer darkness—NT parallel to the judgment darkness described here for the wicked.

Matthew 22:13 also describes outer darkness with weeping—echoes the final darkness of the wicked from Job 15:30.

Jude 1:13 Parallel

Jude 1:13 says 'blackest darkness has been reserved'—same eschatological darkness as the fate of the wicked here.

2 Peter 2:17 Related theme

2 Peter 2:17 reserves 'blackest darkness' for false teachers—NT application of the same judgment darkness theme.