Job 18:5

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.

Context of Job 18:5

3Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight? 4You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place? “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. 6The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out. 7The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.

Job 18:5 word by word

גַּ֤ם א֣וֹר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִ֝גַּ֗הּ שְׁבִ֣יב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, the lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall be put outדָּעַךְdâ‛ak · to put outH1846
• and the sparkשָׁבִיבshâbîyb · flameH7632
• of his fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• shall not shineנָגַהּnâgahh · to shineH5050

Cross-references for Job 18:5

• Job 20:5that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
• Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
• Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
• Proverbs 20:20If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
• Proverbs 24:20for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
• Isaiah 50:11But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment.

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

Topics related to Job 18:5

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Net
• Bildad
• Flame
• Light
• Poetry, Hebrew
• Shine

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