New English Translation
Job 18:5
5“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.
Job 18:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
- New International Version (NIV)“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine.
Context of Job 18:5
3Why should we be regarded as beasts, and considered stupid in your sight? 4You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place? “Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine. 6The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished. 7His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.
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גַּ֤ם א֣וֹר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִ֝גַּ֗הּ שְׁבִ֣יב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 18:5
- Job 20:5that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
- Proverbs 20:20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
- Proverbs 24:20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- Isaiah 50:11Look, all of you who start a fire and who equip yourselves with flaming arrows, walk in the light of the fire you started and among the flaming arrows you ignited! This is what you will receive from me: you will lie down in a place of pain.
Commentaries on Job 18:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The light of the wicked shall be put out - Some think it would be better to translate the original, "Let the light of the wicked be extinguished!" Thou art a bad man, and thou hast perverted the understanding which God hath given thee. Let that understanding, that abused gift, be taken away. From this verse to the end of the chapter is a continual invective against Job.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Yea - Truly; or, behold. Bildad here commences his remarks on the certain destiny of the wicked, and strings together a number of apparently proverbial sayings, showing that calamity in various forms would certainly overtake the wicked. There is nothing particularly new in his argument, though the use of the various images which he employs shows how deep was the conviction of this doctrine at that time, and how extensively it prevailed. The light of the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 Bildad describes the miserable condition of a wicked man; in which there is much certain truth, if we consider that a sinful condition is a sad condition, and that sin will be men's ruin, if they do not repent. Though Bildad thought the application of it to Job was easy, yet it was not safe nor just. It is common for angry disputants to rank their opponents among God's enemies, and to draw wrong conclusions from important truths. The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The phrase, "the lamp of the wicked is extinguished," might symbolize a life filled with confusion and darkness (Proverbs 4:19). More likely, it suggests an early death (Proverbs 13:9; 24:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. That (Job 18:4) cannot be. The decree of God is unalterable, the light (prosperity) of the wicked shall at length be put out. his fire--alluding to Arabian hospitality, which prided itself on welcoming the stranger to the fire in the tent, and even lit fires to direct him to it. The ungodly shall be deprived of the means to show hospitality. His dwelling shall be dark and desolate!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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