job 15:23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

job 15:23 "He wanders about for food, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.

23. Wandereth in anxious search for bread. Famine in Old Testament depicts sore need (Isa 5:13). Contrast the pious man's lot (Job 5:20-22).
knoweth--has the firm conviction. Contrast the same word applied to the pious (Job 5:24, 25).
ready at his hand--an Arabic phrase to denote a thing's complete readiness and full presence, as if in the hand.

job 15:23 "He wanders about for food, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.

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