Job 15:35 Meaning and Explanation
“They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.”
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Read Full Chapter →Eliphaz says the godless give birth to trouble and emptiness, their hearts producing only deceit.
What Does Job 15:35 Mean?
Eliphaz closes his speech with the image of a grim pregnancy. The godless conceive mischief, give birth to vanity and emptiness, and their inmost being prepares only deceit. What they nurture within comes forth as trouble; their hearts are wombs that bear nothing but falsehood and harm.
The picture of conceiving evil and bringing forth emptiness is a striking emblem of a life whose deepest intentions are corrupt, producing fruit as worthless as it is harmful. There is solemn truth that what we cherish within will eventually be born into the open. Yet as Eliphaz's final word against Job, it is a cruel misjudgment of an upright man. The verse turns the reader inward to ask what we are conceiving in our hearts, and to long for hearts that bring forth truth, mercy, and the fruit of God's own Spirit.
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What does Job 15:35 mean?
Eliphaz says the godless give birth to trouble and emptiness, their hearts producing only deceit.