Job 15:27 · KJV
“Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on {his} flanks.”
— Job 15:27
He runneth upon him, {even} on {his} neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, {and} in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Job 15 — Context
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26He runneth upon him, {even} on {his} neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
27Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on {his} flanks.
28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, {and} in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 17:10
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Psalms 73:7
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. {have...: Heb. pass the thoughts of the heart}
Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Jeremiah 5:28
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered {with fatness}; then he forsook God {which} made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Psalms 78:31
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen {men} of Israel. {smote...: Heb. made to bow} {Chosen...: or, young men}
Job 17:10
But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find {one} wise {man} among you.