Job 18:5-21
New American Standard Bible
5 “Indeed, the (A)light of the wicked goes out,
And the spark from his fire does not shine.
6 The light in his tent is (B)darkened,
And his lamp goes out above him.
7 His [a]vigorous stride is shortened,
And his (C)own plan brings him down.
8 For he is (D)thrown into the net by his own feet,
And he steps on the webbing.
9 A snare seizes him by the heel,
And a trap snaps shut on him.
10 A noose for him is hidden in the ground,
And a trap for him on the pathway.
11 All around (E)sudden terrors frighten him,
And (F)harass him at every step.
12 His strength is (G)famished,
And disaster is ready at his side.
13 [b]It devours parts of his skin,
The firstborn of death (H)devours his [c]limbs.
14 He is (I)torn from [d]the security of his tent,
And [e]they march him before the king of (J)terrors.
15 [f]Nothing of his dwells in his tent;
(K)Brimstone is scattered on his home.
16 His (L)roots are dried below,
And his (M)branch withers above.
17 (N)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name abroad.
18 [g]He is driven from light (O)into darkness,
And (P)chased from the inhabited world.
19 He has no (Q)offspring or descendants among his people,
Nor any survivor where he resided.
20 Those in the west are appalled at (R)his [h]fate,
And those in the east are seized with horror.
21 Certainly these are the (S)dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
Footnotes
- Job 18:7 Lit steps of his strength
- Job 18:13 Another reading is His skin is devoured by illness
- Job 18:13 Or parts
- Job 18:14 Lit his tent his trust
- Job 18:14 Lit you march or she marches
- Job 18:15 Another reading is Fire dwells in his tent
- Job 18:18 Lit They drive him...And chase him
- Job 18:20 Lit day
Job 18:5-21
New Living Translation
5 “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
The sparks of their fire will not glow.
6 The light in their tent will grow dark.
The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.
7 The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened.
Their own schemes will be their downfall.
8 The wicked walk into a net.
They fall into a pit.
9 A trap grabs them by the heel.
A snare holds them tight.
10 A noose lies hidden on the ground.
A rope is stretched across their path.
11 “Terrors surround the wicked
and trouble them at every step.
12 Hunger depletes their strength,
and calamity waits for them to stumble.
13 Disease eats their skin;
death devours their limbs.
14 They are torn from the security of their homes
and are brought down to the king of terrors.
15 The homes of the wicked will burn down;
burning sulfur rains on their houses.
16 Their roots will dry up,
and their branches will wither.
17 All memory of their existence will fade from the earth;
no one will remember their names.
18 They will be thrust from light into darkness,
driven from the world.
19 They will have neither children nor grandchildren,
nor any survivor in the place where they lived.
20 People in the west are appalled at their fate;
people in the east are horrified.
21 They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person,
the place of one who rejected God.’”
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