Job 18:5-21
Legacy Standard Bible
5 “Indeed, the (A)light of the wicked goes out,
And the [a]flame of his fire gives no light.
6 The light in his tent is (B)darkened,
And his lamp goes out above him.
7 His [b]vigorous stride is shortened,
And his (C)own counsel brings him down.
8 For he is (D)thrown into the net by his own feet,
And he steps on the netting.
9 A snare seizes him by the heel,
And a device snaps shut on him.
10 A rope for him is hidden in the ground,
And a trap for him on the path.
11 All around (E)terrors frighten him,
And (F)harass him at every step.
12 His vigor is (G)famished,
And disaster is ready at his side.
13 The firstborn of death eats parts of his skin;
It (H)eats parts of him.
14 He is (I)torn from [c]the security of his tent,
And [d]they march him in step before the king of (J)terrors.
15 [e]There dwells in his tent nothing of his;
(K)Brimstone is scattered on his abode.
16 His (L)roots are dried below,
And his (M)branch is cut off above.
17 (N)Memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name abroad.
18 [f]He is driven from light (O)into darkness,
And (P)chased from the inhabited world.
19 He has neither (Q)offspring nor posterity among his people,
Nor any survivor where he sojourned.
20 Those [g]in the west are appalled at (R)his [h]fate,
And those [i]in the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such are the (S)dwellings of the unjust,
And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
Job 18:5-21
International Standard Version
The Wicked are Trapped
5 “Indeed, the light of the wicked is extinguished;
the flame from his fire doesn’t shine.
6 Light in his tent is dark,
and his lamp goes out above him.
7 His strong steps are restricted,
and his own advice trips him up.
8 “For he has stumbled into a net with his own feet;
he walked right into the network!
9 The trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare tightens its hold on him.
10 A rope lies hidden in the dirt;
a trap lies[a] waiting for him where he is walking.”
The Wicked Perish without Descendants
11 “He is petrified by terror that surrounds him on all sides;
they chase at his heels.
12 He is starved for strength;
and is ripe for a fall.
13 Something gnaws on his skin;
a deadly disease[b] consumes his limbs.
14 Torn from the security of his home,[c]
he is brought before the king of terrors.
15 “There’s nothing in his tent that belongs to him;
sulfur is scattered all over his dwelling place.
16 His roots wither underneath,
while his branches above are being cut off.
17 No one remembers him anywhere in the land;
no one names streets in his honor.
18 He is driven away from light to darkness,
made to wander the landscape.
19 He has no children or descendants within his own people;
and no survivors where he once lived.
20 People[d] who live west of him are appalled at his fate;[e]
those who live east of him are seized with terror.
21 Indeed, the residences of the wicked are like this;
and so are the homes of those who don’t know God.”
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