Job 38:15

King James Version

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
The light disturbs the wicked and stops the arm that is raised in violence.

English Revised Version
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.

Update Bible Version
And from the wicked their light is withheld, And the high arm is broken.

New Century Version
Light is not given to evil people; their arm is raised to do harm, but it is broken.

New English Translation
Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

Webster's Bible Translation
And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.

World English Bible
From the wicked, their light is withheld, The high arm is broken.

Amplified Bible
"Their light is withheld from the wicked, And the uplifted arm is broken.

English Standard Version
From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The liyt of wickid men schal be takun awey fro hem, and an hiy arm schal be brokun.

Berean Standard Bible
Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.

Contemporary English Version
But its light is too much for those who are evil, and their power is broken.

American Standard Version
And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

Bible in Basic English
And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.

Complete Jewish Bible
But from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised [to strike] is broken.

Darby Translation
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the uplifted arm is broken.

Easy-to-Read Version
Evil people don't like the daylight. When it shines bright, it keeps them from doing the bad things they do.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.

King James Version (1611)
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arme shalbe broken.

New Life Bible
The light of the sinful is held back, and the arm lifted up is broken.

New Revised Standard
Light is withheld from the wicked, and their uplifted arm is broken.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And from the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the hie arme shalbe broken.

George Lamsa Translation
The light of sinners shall be withheld, and the arm of the arrogant shall be broken.

Good News Translation
The light of day is too bright for the wicked and restrains them from doing violence.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That their light may be withdrawn from the lawless, and, the lofty arm, be shivered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
From the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the high arm shall be broken.

Revised Standard Version
From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The vngodly shall be disapointed of their light, and the arme of the proude shalbe broken.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud?

Christian Standard Bible®
Light is withheld from the wicked,and the arm raised in violence is broken.

Hebrew Names Version
From the wicked, their light is withheld, The high arm is broken.

Lexham English Bible
And their light is withheld from the wicked, and their uplifted arm is broken.

Literal Translation
And their light is withheld from the wicked, and the high arm shall be broken.

Young's Literal Translation
And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee thou hast spoyled the vngodly off their light, & broke the arme of the proude.

New American Standard Bible
"Their light is withheld from the wicked, And the uplifted arm is broken.

New King James Version
From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"From the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken.

Legacy Standard Bible
From the wicked their light is withheld,And the arm raised high is broken.

Contextual Overview

¹² Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; ¹³ That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? ¹⁴ It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. ¹⁵ And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. ¹⁶ Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? ¹⁷ Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? ¹⁸ Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. ¹⁹ Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, ²⁰ That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? ²¹ Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

from: Job 5:14, Job 18:5, Job 18:18, Exodus 10:21-23, 2 Kings 6:18, Proverbs 4:19, Isaiah 8:21, Isaiah 8:22, Jeremiah 13:16, Acts 13:10, Acts 13:11

the high: Psalms 10:15, Psalms 37:17, Ezekiel 30:22

Reciprocal: Daniel 11:6 - retain

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And from the wicked their light is withholden,.... Whose light is darkness, and whose day is the night, of which they are deprived when the morning light breaks forth; see Job 24:17; it may be figuratively understood of the light of prosperity being removed from them, or the light of life, when they shall be sent into utter darkness;

and the high arm shall be broken; their power weakened and made useless; even the power of such wicked men who have had a large share of it, and have used it in a tyrannical manner; and especially this will be their case at death; see Isaiah 14:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And from the wicked their light is withholden - While the light thus spreads over the earth, rendering every object beautiful and blessing the righteous, light and prosperity are withheld from the wicked; see the notes at Job 24:17. Or, the meaning may be, that when the light shines upon the world, the wicked, accustomed to perform their deeds in the night, flee from it, and retreat to their dark hiding-places.

And the high arm - Of the wicked. The arm is a symbol of strength. It is that by which we accomplish our purposes, and the idea here is, that the haughty power of the oppressor shall be crushed. The connection here seems to be this. In Job 38:12-14, there is a beautiful description of the light, and of its effects upon the appearance of natural objects. It was such as to clothe the world with beauty, and to fill the heart of the pious with gladness. In order now to show the greatness of the punishment of the wicked, it is added that all this beauty will be hidden from them. They will be driven away by the light into their dark hiding-places, and will be met there with the withdrawal of all the tokens of prosperity, and their power will be crushed.