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 American Standard Bible 1995
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 scheme 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 path.
11 “All around (E)terrors frighten him,
And (F)harry him at every step.
12 “His strength is (G)famished,
And calamity is ready at his side.
13 “[c]His skin is devoured by disease,
The firstborn of death (H)devours his [d]limbs.
14 “He is (I)torn from [e]the security of his tent,
And [f]they march him before the king of (J)terrors.
15 “[g]There dwells in his tent nothing of his;
(K)Brimstone is scattered on his habitation.
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 “[h]He is driven from light (O)into darkness,
And (P)chased from the inhabited world.
19 “He has no (Q)offspring or posterity among his people,
Nor any survivor where he sojourned.
20 “Those [i]in the west are appalled at (R)his [j]fate,
And those [k]in the east are seized with horror.
21 “Surely such are the (S)dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
Footnotes
- Job 18:5 Lit spark
- Job 18:7 Lit steps of his strength
- Job 18:13 Heb It eats parts of his skin
- Job 18:13 Or parts
- Job 18:14 Lit his tent his trust
- Job 18:14 Or you or she shall march
- Job 18:15 A suggested reading is Fire dwells in his tent
- Job 18:18 Lit They drive him...And chase him
- Job 18:20 Lit who come after
- Job 18:20 Lit day
- Job 18:20 Lit who have gone before
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