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Job 18:5-21
New International Version
Job 18:5-21
New International Version
5 “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(A)
the flame of his fire stops burning.(B)
6 The light in his tent(C) becomes dark;(D)
the lamp beside him goes out.(E)
7 The vigor(F) of his step is weakened;(G)
his own schemes(H) throw him down.(I)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;(J)
he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare(K) holds him fast.(L)
10 A noose(M) is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap(N) lies in his path.(O)
11 Terrors(P) startle him on every side(Q)
and dog(R) his every step.
12 Calamity(S) is hungry(T) for him;
disaster(U) is ready for him when he falls.(V)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(W)
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(X)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(Y)
and marched off to the king(Z) of terrors.(AA)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AB)
burning sulfur(AC) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AD)
and his branches wither above.(AE)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AF)
he has no name(AG) in the land.(AH)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AI)
and is banished(AJ) from the world.(AK)
19 He has no offspring(AL) or descendants(AM) among his people,
no survivor(AN) where once he lived.(AO)
20 People of the west are appalled(AP) at his fate;(AQ)
those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AR) of an evil man;(AS)
such is the place(AT) of one who does not know God.”(AU)
Footnotes
- Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
Job 18:5-21
Lexham English Bible
Job 18:5-21
Lexham English Bible
5 Furthermore,[a] the light of the wicked is put out,
and the flame of his fire will not shine.
6 The light becomes dark in his tent,
and his lamp above him is put out.
7 “His strong steps[b] are shortened,
and his own schemes[c] throw him down,
8 for he is thrust into a net by his feet,
and he walks into a pitfall.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare takes hold of him.
10 His rope is hidden in the ground,
and his trap on the path.
11 “Sudden terrors terrify him all around,
and they chase him at his heels.
12 His wealth will become hunger,
and disaster is ready for his stumbling.
13 It consumes parts of his skin;
the firstborn of death consumes his limbs.
14 He is torn from his tent in which he trusted,[d]
and it brought him to the king of terrors.
15 “Nothing[e] remains for him in his tent;
sulfur is scattered upon his dwelling place.
16 His roots dry up below,[f]
and its branches[g] wither away above.[h]
17 His remembrance perishes from the earth,
and there is not a name for him on the street.
18 “They thrust him from light into darkness,
and they drive him out from the world.
19 There is no offspring for him nor[i] a descendant among his people,
and there is not a survivor in his abode.
20 Those of the west are appalled over his fate,[j]
and those of the east are seized with horror.[k]
21 Surely these are the dwellings of the godless,
and this is the dwelling place of him who knows not God.”
Footnotes
- Job 18:5 Or “Also”
- Job 18:7 Literally “The steps of his power”
- Job 18:7 Collective singular
- Job 18:14 Literally “his trust”
- Job 18:15 Literally “From not”
- Job 18:16 Literally “from under”
- Job 18:16 Singular collective
- Job 18:16 Hebrew “from above”
- Job 18:19 Hebrew “and not”
- Job 18:20 Literally “his day”
- Job 18:20 Literally “they seize horror”
Job 18:5-21
King James Version
Job 18:5-21
King James Version
5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
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