Job 18:16

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

14They are torn from the security of their homes and are brought down to the king of terrors. 15The homes of the wicked will burn down; burning sulfur rains on their houses. Their roots will dry up, and their branches will wither. 17All memory of their existence will fade from the earth; no one will remember their names. 18They will be thrust from light into darkness, driven from the world.

Job 18:16 word by word

מִ֭תַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יִבָ֑שׁוּ וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל יִמַּ֥ל קְצִירֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His rootsשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
• shall be dried upיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• beneath, and aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• shall his branchקָצִירqâtsîyr · foliageH7105
• be cut offמָלַלnâmal · to languishH5243

Cross-references for Job 18:16

• Job 29:19For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water, whose branches are refreshed with the dew.
• Isaiah 5:24Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble and dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will rot and their flowers wither. For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies; they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
• Hosea 9:16The people of Israel are struck down. Their roots are dried up, and they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, I will slaughter their beloved children.”
• Amos 2:9“But as my people watched, I destroyed the Amorites, though they were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks. I destroyed the fruit on their branches and dug out their roots.
• Malachi 4:1The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.
• Job 5:3I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.
• Job 15:30“They will not escape the darkness. The burning sun will wither their shoots, and the breath of God will destroy them.

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

Topics related to Job 18:16

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Net
• Bildad
• Stones, Precious

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