Job 18:5-21
World English Bible
5 “Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out.
The spark of his fire won’t shine.
6 The light will be dark in his tent.
His lamp above him will be put out.
7 The steps of his strength will be shortened.
His own counsel will cast him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
and he wanders into its mesh.
9 A snare will take him by the heel.
A trap will catch him.
10 A noose is hidden for him in the ground,
a trap for him on the path.
11 Terrors will make him afraid on every side,
and will chase him at his heels.
12 His strength will be famished.
Calamity will be ready at his side.
13 The members of his body will be devoured.
The firstborn of death will devour his members.
14 He will be rooted out of the security of his tent.
He will be brought to the king of terrors.
15 There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his.
Sulfur will be scattered on his habitation.
16 His roots will be dried up beneath.
His branch will be cut off above.
17 His memory will perish from the earth.
He will have no name in the street.
18 He will be driven from light into darkness,
and chased out of the world.
19 He will have neither son nor grandson among his people,
nor any remaining where he lived.
20 Those who come after will be astonished at his day,
as those who went before were frightened.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous.
This is the place of him who doesn’t know God.”
Job 18:5-21
New King James Version
5 “The(A) light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light is dark in his tent,
(B)And his lamp beside him is put out.
7 The steps of his strength are shortened,
And (C)his own counsel casts him down.
8 For (D)he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
9 The net takes him by the heel,
And (E)a snare lays hold of him.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
11 (F)Terrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.
12 His strength is starved,
And (G)destruction is ready at his side.
13 It devours patches of his skin;
The firstborn of death devours his [a]limbs.
14 He is uprooted from (H)the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.
15 They dwell in his tent who are none of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
16 (I)His roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above.
17 (J)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name [b]among the renowned.
18 [c]He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased out of the world.
19 (K)He has neither son nor posterity among his people,
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20 Those [d]in the west are astonished (L)at his day,
As those [e]in the east are frightened.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who (M)does not know God.”
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