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Job 18
Revised Geneva Translation
Job 18
Revised Geneva Translation
18 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, and said,
2 “When will you put an end to your words? Make us understand, and then we will speak.
3 “Why are we counted as beasts, and vile in your sight?
4 “You are as one who tears his soul in his anger. Shall the Earth be forsaken for your sake, or the rock removed from its place?
5 “Yea, the light of the wicked shall be quenched. And the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6 “The light shall be dark in his dwelling, and his candle shall be put out with him.
7 “The steps of his strength shall be restrained, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8 “For he is taken in the net by his feet, and he walks upon the snares.
9 “The net shall take him by the heel, and the traps shall come upon him.
10 “A noose is laid for him on the ground, and a trap for him on the way.
11 “Fearfulness shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
12 “His strength shall be famine. And destruction shall be ready at his side.
13 “It shall devour the inner parts of his skin. The firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
14 “His hope shall be rooted out of his dwelling, and shall cause him to go to the king of fear.
15 “Fear shall dwell in his house (because it is not his). Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16 “His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut down.
17 “His memory shall perish from the Earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18 “They shall drive him out of the light into darkness and chase him out of the world.
19 “He shall have neither son nor nephew among his people, nor any posterity in his dwellings.
20 “Those who follow shall be astonished every day, and fear shall come upon the ancient.
21 “Surely such are the habitations of the wicked. And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
Job 18
New International Version
Job 18
New International Version
Bildad
18 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:
2 “When will you end these speeches?(B)
Be sensible, and then we can talk.
3 Why are we regarded as cattle(C)
and considered stupid in your sight?(D)
4 You who tear yourself(E) to pieces in your anger,(F)
is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
Or must the rocks be moved from their place?(G)
5 “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(H)
the flame of his fire stops burning.(I)
6 The light in his tent(J) becomes dark;(K)
the lamp beside him goes out.(L)
7 The vigor(M) of his step is weakened;(N)
his own schemes(O) throw him down.(P)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;(Q)
he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare(R) holds him fast.(S)
10 A noose(T) is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap(U) lies in his path.(V)
11 Terrors(W) startle him on every side(X)
and dog(Y) his every step.
12 Calamity(Z) is hungry(AA) for him;
disaster(AB) is ready for him when he falls.(AC)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(AD)
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(AE)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(AF)
and marched off to the king(AG) of terrors.(AH)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AI)
burning sulfur(AJ) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AK)
and his branches wither above.(AL)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AM)
he has no name(AN) in the land.(AO)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AP)
and is banished(AQ) from the world.(AR)
19 He has no offspring(AS) or descendants(AT) among his people,
no survivor(AU) where once he lived.(AV)
20 People of the west are appalled(AW) at his fate;(AX)
those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AY) of an evil man;(AZ)
such is the place(BA) of one who does not know God.”(BB)
Footnotes
- Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
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