King James Version

Job 15:31

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יַאֲמֵ֣ןyaamenbelieveאָמַןverb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “believe”, a wish or indirect commandH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.בשוvshvin falseשָׁוְאpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in false”, the ordinary formH7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.בַּשָּׁ֣יוbashayvin falseשָׁוְאpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in false”, the ordinary formH7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.נִתְעָ֑הnitahdeceiveתָּעָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “deceive”, a completed actionH8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שָׁ֝֗וְאshavefalseשָׁוְאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “false”, the ordinary formH7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.תִּהְיֶ֥הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.תְמוּרָתֽוֹtemuratvochangeתְּמוּרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8545barter, compensation(ex-) change(-ing), recompense, restitution.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; for vanity shall be his recompense.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.

World English Bible

Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself, for emptiness will be his reward.

Darby Translation

Let him not trust in vanity: he is deceived, for vanity shall be his recompense;

Douay-Rheims

He shall not believe, being vainly deceived by error, that he may be redeemed with any price.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; for vanity shall be his recompense.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let him not think that he shall endure; for his end shall be vanity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ πιστευέτω ὅτι ὑπομενεῖ, κενὰ γὰρ ἀποβήσεται αὐτῷ.