Tree of Life Version
Job 18:6
6The light in his tent grows dark; the lamp above him goes out.
Job 18:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
- New International Version (NIV)The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The light is dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out.
Context of Job 18:6
4You, who tear yourself to pieces in anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or must a rock be moved from its place? 5Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire does not shine. The light in his tent grows dark; the lamp above him goes out. 7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own scheme throws him down. 8For he is cast into a net by his feet; he wanders into its mesh.
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א֭וֹר חָשַׁ֣ךְ בְּאָהֳל֑וֹ וְ֝נֵר֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו יִדְעָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 18:6
- Job 21:17“How often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out or calamity fallen on them? How often does He allot pain in His anger?
- Psalms 18:28For You save lowly people, but haughty eyes You humble.
- Revelation 18:23And the light of a lamp shall never shine in you again! And the voice of the bridegroom and bride shall never be heard in you again! For your businessmen were the tycoons of the world, for all the nations were deceived by your sorcery!
Commentaries on Job 18:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle - His property shall be destroyed, his house pillaged, and himself and his family come to an untimely end. His candle shall be put out - He shall have no posterity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And his candle - Margin, lamp. The reference is to a lamp that was suspended from the ceiling. The Arabians are fond of this image. Thus, they say, “Bad fortune has extinguished my lamp.” Of a man whose hopes are remarkably blasted, they say, “He is like a lamp which is immediately extinguished if you let it sink in the oil.” See Schultens. The putting out of a lamp is to the Orientals an image of utter desolation. It is the universal custom to have a…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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. candle--the lamp which in the East is usually fastened to the ceiling. Oil abounds in those regions, and the lamp was kept burning all night, as now in Egypt, where the poorest would rather dispense with food than the night lamp (Psa 18:28). To put out the lamp was an image of utter desolation.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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