5 Yea, the light א֣וֹר 'or H216 of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים re.sha.'Im H7563 shall be put out , And the spark of his fire אִשּֽׁוֹ׃ 'i.Sho H784 shall not shine H5050 . 6 The light א֭וֹר 'or H216 shall be dark חָשַׁ֣ךְ cha.Shakh H2821 in his tent בְּאָהֳל֑וֹ be.'o.ho.Lo H168 , And his lamp וְ֝נֵר֗וֹ ve.ne.Ro H5216 above him shall be put out . 7 The steps צַעֲדֵ֣י tza.'a.Dei H6806 of his strength H202 shall be straitened, And his own counsel H6098 shall cast H7993 him down וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ ve.tash.li.Khe.hu H7993 . 8 For he is cast into a net בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת be.Re.shet H7568 by his own feet H7272 , And he walketh upon the toils. 9 A gin shall take H2388 him by the heel בְּעָקֵ֣ב be.'a.Kev H6119 , And a snare H6341 shall lay hold יַחֲזֵ֖ק ya.cha.Zek H2388 on him . 10 A noose is hid H2934 for him in the ground בָּאָ֣רֶץ ba.'A.retz H776 , And a trap for him in the way . 11 Terrors בַלָּה֑וֹת va.la.Hot H1091 shall make him afraid on every side , And shall chase him at his heels . 13 The members of his body shall be devoured H398 , Yea, the first-born of death מָֽוֶת׃ Ma.vet H4194 shall devour H398 his members. 14 He shall be rooted out of his tent מֵ֭אָהֳלוֹ me.'o.ho.lo H168 wherein he trusteth; And he shall be brought to the king לְמֶ֣לֶךְ le.Me.lekh H4428 of terrors בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ ba.la.Hot H1091 . 15 There shall dwell תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן tish.Kon H7931 in his tent בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹ be.'o.ho.lo H168 that which is none of his : Brimstone shall be scattered יְזֹרֶ֖ה ye.zo.Reh H2219 upon his habitation. 16 His roots שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו sha.ra.Shav H8328 shall be dried H3001 up beneath , And above shall his branch be cut off. 17 His remembrance H2143 shall perish אָ֭בַד 'A.vad H6 from the earth אָ֑רֶץ 'A.retz H776 , And he shall have no name שֵׁ֥ם shem H8034 in the street חֽוּץ׃ Chutz H2351 . 18 He shall be driven יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ Yeh.de.fu.hu H1920 from light מֵא֣וֹר me.'or H216 into darkness חֹ֑שֶׁךְ Cho.shekh H2822 , And chased out of the world וּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥ל u.mi.te.Vel H8398 . 19 He shall have neither son nor son’s son among his people בְּעַמּ֑וֹ be.'a.Mo H5971 , Nor any remaining where he sojourned . 20 They that come after shall be astonished at his day י֭וֹמוֹ yo.mo H3117 , As they that went before were affrighted. 21 Surely אַךְ־ 'akh- H389 such are the dwellings מִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹת mish.ke.Not H4908 of the unrighteous, And this is the place מְק֣וֹם me.Kom H4725 of him that knoweth not God אֵֽל׃ ס 'El H410 . Read all of Job 18 ← Job 17 Job 19 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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