Job 18:5
3 Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight?
4 You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
6 The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
7 His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
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Compare
- BSB
- Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
- KJV
- Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
- WEB
- “Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out. The spark of his fire won’t shine.
- ASV
- Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.
- DARBY
- Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.
- BLB
- Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, and the flame of his fire does not shine.
- ÅB
- Like fullt skal den ugudeliges lys utslukkes, og hans ilds flamme skal ikke skinne.
- OTB
- "De ondes lys slukkes,
og flammen fra hans ild slutter å skinne. - B1930
- Like fullt skal den ugudeliges lys utslukkes, og hans ilds lue skal ikke skinne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Read in contextProverbs 24:20
For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
Read in contextProverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
Read in contextJob 21:17
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
Read in contextProverbs 4:19
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:11
Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
Read in contextJob 20:5
the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
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