Tree of Life Version
Job 18:16
16Below his roots dry up, and above his branches wither.
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
14He is torn from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors. 15Nothing of his dwells in his tent; brimstone is scattered over his dwelling. Below his roots dry up, and above his branches wither. 17His memory perishes from the earth and he has no name in the land. 18He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
Read all of Job 18Job 18:16 word by word
מִ֭תַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יִבָ֑שׁוּ וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל יִמַּ֥ל קְצִירֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 18:16
- Job 29:19My roots reach the water, and dew lies on my branches all night.
- Isaiah 5:24Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw, and as chaff collapses into the flame, so their root will be like rot, and their blossom will go up like dust. For they have rejected the Torah of Adonai–Tzva’ot, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- Hosea 9:16Ephraim is blighted; their root is withered; they bear no fruit. Even if they bring forth children, I will slay the cherished ones in their wombs.”
- Amos 2:9“I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like cedars and as strong as oaks— yes, I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from beneath.
- Job 5:3I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
- Job 15:30He will not escape from the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and he will depart by the breath of His mouth.
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
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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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