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
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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