New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 18:5-21
5“IndeedH1571, the 1lightH216 of the wickedH7563 goesH1846 outH1846, And the sparkH7632 from his fireH784 does not shineH5050.6The lightH216 in his tentH168 is 2darkenedH2821, And his lampH5216 goesH1846 outH1846 aboveH5921 him.7His 3vigorousH202 strideH6806 is shortenedH6887, And his 4own planH6098 bringsH7993 him downH7993.8For he is 5thrownH7971 into the netH7568 by his own feetH7272, And he stepsH1980 on the webbingH7639.9A snareH6341 seizesH270 him by the heelH6119, And a trapH6782 snapsH2388 shutH2388 on him.10A nooseH2256 for him is hiddenH2934 in the groundH776, And a trapH4434 for him on the pathwayH5410.11AllH5439 aroundH5439 6suddenH1091 terrorsH1091 frightenH1204 him, And 7harassH6327 him at every stepH7272.12His strengthH202 is 8famishedH7457, And disasterH343 is readyH3559 at his sideH6763.139It devoursH398 partsH905 of his skinH5785, The firstbornH1060 of deathH4194 10devoursH398 his 11limbsH905.14He is 12tornH5423 from 13the securityH4009 of his tentH168, And 14they marchH6805 him before the kingH4428 of 15terrorsH1091.1516NothingH1097 of his dwellsH7931 in his tentH168; 17BrimstoneH1614 is scatteredH2219 on his homeH5116.16His 18rootsH8328 are driedH3001 belowH4480H8478, And his 19branchH7105 withersH4448 aboveH4480H4605.1720The memoryH2143 of him perishesH6 from the earthH776, And he has noH3808 nameH8034 abroadH5921H6440H2351.1821He is drivenH1920 from lightH216 22into darknessH2822, And 23chasedH5074 from the inhabitedH8398 worldH8398.19He has noH3808 24offspringH5209 or descendantsH5220 among his peopleH5971, NorH369 any survivorH8300 whereH4033 he residedH4033.20Those in the westH314 areH8074 appalledH8074 at 25his 26fateH3117, And those in the eastH6931 are seizedH270 with horrorH8178.21CertainlyH389 theseH428 are the 27dwellingsH4908 of the wickedH5767, And thisH2088 is the placeH4725 of him who does not knowH3045 GodH410.”
Notes
- 1. Job 18:5 Job 21:17; Prov 13:9; 20:20; 24:20 ↩
- 2. Job 18:6 Job 12:25 ↩
- 3. Job 18:7 Lit steps of his strength ↩
- 4. Job 18:7 Job 15:6 ↩
- 5. Job 18:8 Job 22:10; Ps 9:15; 35:8; Is 24:17, 18 ↩
- 6. Job 18:11 Job 15:21 ↩
- 7. Job 18:11 Job 18:18; 20:8 ↩
- 8. Job 18:12 Is 8:21 ↩
- 9. Job 18:13 Another reading is His skin is devoured by illness ↩
- 10. Job 18:13 Zech 14:12 ↩
- 11. Job 18:13 Or parts ↩
- 12. Job 18:14 Job 8:22; 18:6 ↩
- 13. Job 18:14 Lit his tent his trust ↩
- 14. Job 18:14 Lit you march or she marches ↩
- 15. Job 18:14 Job 15:21 ↩
- 16. Job 18:15 Another reading is Fire dwells in his tent ↩
- 17. Job 18:15 Ps 11:6 ↩
- 18. Job 18:16 Is 5:24; Hos 9:16; Amos 2:9; Mal 4:1 ↩
- 19. Job 18:16 Job 15:30, 32 ↩
- 20. Job 18:17 Job 24:20; Ps 34:16; Prov 10:7 ↩
- 21. Job 18:18 Lit They drive him...And chase him ↩
- 22. Job 18:18 Job 5:14; Is 8:22 ↩
- 23. Job 18:18 Job 20:8; 27:21-23 ↩
- 24. Job 18:19 Job 27:14, 15; Is 14:22 ↩
- 25. Job 18:20 Ps 37:13; Jer 50:27; Obad 12 ↩
- 26. Job 18:20 Lit day ↩
- 27. Job 18:21 Job 21:28 ↩
Commentaries on Job 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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