New English Translation
Job 18:16
16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.
Job 18:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
- New International Version (NIV)His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His roots dry up beneath, and his branches wither above.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above.
Context of Job 18:16
14He is dragged from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors. 15Fire resides in his tent; over his residence burning sulfur is scattered. Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above. 17His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land. 18He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
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מִ֭תַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יִבָ֑שׁוּ וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל יִמַּ֥ל קְצִירֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 18:16
- Job 29:19My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.
- Isaiah 5:24Therefore, as flaming fire devours straw, and dry grass disintegrates in the flames, so their root will rot, and their flower will blow away like dust. For they have rejected the law of the Lord who commands armies, they have spurned the commands of the Holy One of Israel.
- Hosea 9:16Ephraim will be struck down – their root will be dried up; they will not yield any fruit. Even if they do bear children, I will kill their precious offspring.
- Amos 2:9For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.
- Malachi 4:1(3:19) “For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up,” says the Lord who rules over all. “It will not leave even a root or branch.
- Job 5:3I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.
- Job 15:30He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.
Commentaries on Job 18:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16His roots shall be dried up - his branch be cut off - He shall be as utterly destroyed, both in himself, his posterity, and his property, as a tree is whose branches are all lopped off, and whose every root is cut away.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16His roots shall be dried up - Another image of complete desolation - where he is compared to a tree that is dead - a figure whose meaning is obvious, and which often occurs; see Job 15:30, note; Job 8:12-13, notes. Above his branch - Perhaps referring to his children or family. All shall be swept away - an allusion which Job could not well hesitate to apply to himself.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Bildad describes the destruction wicked people are kept for, in the other world, and which in some degree, often seizes them in this world. The way of sin is the way of fear, and leads to everlasting confusion, of which the present terrors of an impure conscience are earnests, as in Cain and Judas. Miserable indeed is a wicked man's death, how secure soever his life was. See him dying; all that he trusts to for his support shall be taken from…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Roots--himself. branch--his children (Job 8:12; 15:30; Mal 4:1).Read the comment
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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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