New Living Translation
Job 18:5
5“Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.
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
3Do you think we are mere animals? Do you think we are stupid? 4You may tear out your hair in anger, but will that destroy the earth? Will it make the rocks tremble? “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow. 6The light in their tent will grow dark. The lamp hanging above them will be quenched. 7The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. Their own schemes will be their downfall.
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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 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like total darkness. They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
- Proverbs 13:9The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
- Proverbs 20:20If you insult your father or mother, your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
- Proverbs 24:20For evil people have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
- Isaiah 50:11But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon fall down in great 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
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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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