Job 18:5-21
Christian Standard Bible
5 Yes, the light(A) of the wicked(B) is extinguished;
the flame of his fire does not glow.
6 The light in his tent grows dark,(C)
and the lamp beside him is put out.
7 His powerful stride is shortened,
and his own schemes trip him up.(D)
8 For his own feet lead him into a net,
and he strays into its mesh.
9 A trap catches him by the heel;
a noose seizes him.
10 A rope lies hidden for him on the ground,
and a snare waits for him along the path.
11 Terrors frighten him on every side(E)
and harass him at every step.
12 His strength is depleted;
disaster lies ready for him to stumble.[a]
13 Parts of his skin are eaten away;
death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.
14 He is ripped from the security of his tent
and marched away to the king of terrors.
15 Nothing he owned remains in his tent.
Burning sulfur(F) is scattered over his home.
16 His roots below dry up,
and his branches above wither away.(G)
17 All memory(H) of him perishes from the earth;
he has no name anywhere.[b]
18 He is driven from light to darkness
and chased from the inhabited world.
19 He has no children or descendants among his people,
no survivor where he used to live.(I)
20 Those in the west are appalled(J) at his fate,
while those in the east tremble in horror.
21 Indeed, such is the dwelling of the unjust man,
and this is the place of the one who does not know God.(K)
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”
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