Job 18:5-21
English Standard Version
5 “Indeed, (A)the light of the wicked is put out,
and the flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light is (B)dark in his tent,
and his lamp above him is put out.
7 His strong steps are shortened,
and his (C)own schemes throw him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
and he walks on its mesh.
9 (D)A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare lays hold of him.
10 A rope is hidden for him in the ground,
a trap for him in the path.
11 (E)Terrors frighten him on every side,
and chase him at his heels.
12 His strength is famished,
and calamity is (F)ready for his stumbling.
13 It consumes the parts of his skin;
(G)the firstborn of death consumes his limbs.
14 He is torn from the tent in which he trusted
and is brought to (H)the king of terrors.
15 In his tent dwells that which is none of his;
(I)sulfur is scattered over his habitation.
16 His (J)roots dry up beneath,
and his branches (K)wither above.
17 His (L)memory perishes from the earth,
and he has no name in the street.
18 (M)He is thrust from light into darkness,
and driven out of the world.
19 He has no (N)posterity or progeny among his people,
and no survivor where he used to live.
20 They of the west are appalled at his (O)day,
and (P)horror seizes them of the east.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous,
such is the place of him who (Q)knows not God.”
Job 18:5-21
Holman 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)
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