Job 18:12

Job 18:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
• New International Version (NIV)Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His strength is famished, and calamity is ready for his stumbling.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side.

Context of Job 18:12

10A noose lies hidden on the ground. A rope is stretched across their path. 11“Terrors surround the wicked and trouble them at every step. Hunger depletes their strength, and calamity waits for them to stumble. 13Disease eats their skin; death devours their limbs. 14They are torn from the security of their homes and are brought down to the king of terrors.

Job 18:12 word by word

יְהִי־רָעֵ֥ב אֹנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֵ֗יד נָכ֥וֹן לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His strengthאוֹן'ôn · strengthH202
• shall be hungerbittenרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• and destructionאֵיד'êyd · calamityH343
• readyכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• at his sideצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763

Cross-references for Job 18:12

• Job 15:23They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’ They know their day of destruction is near.
• 1 Samuel 2:5Those who were well fed are now starving, and those who were starving are now full. The childless woman now has seven children, and the woman with many children wastes away.
• Psalms 34:10Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
• Psalms 109:10May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.
• Psalms 7:12If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.

Commentaries on Job 18:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12His strength shall be hungerbitten - Shall be exhausted by hunger or famine. And destruction shall be ready at his side - Hebrew “Shall be fitted” נכוּן nākûn “to his side.” Some have supposed that this refers to some disease, like the pleurisy, that would adhere closely to his side. So Jerome understands it. Schultens has quoted some passages from Arabic poets, in which calamities are represented as “breaking the side.” Bildad refers probably, to some…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13Bildad uses the biblical idea of revenge (consequences for doing wrong) in Job's case, as do Eliphaz and Zophar.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. The Hebrew is brief and bold, "his strength is hungry." destruction--that is, a great calamity (Pr 1:27). ready at his side--close at hand to destroy him (Pr 19:29).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 18:12

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Net
• Bildad

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