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3 Why are we counted aas beasts,
And regarded as stupid in your sight? 
4 aYou1 who tear yourself in anger,
Shall the earth be forsaken for you?
Or shall the rock be removed from its place? 
5 “Thea light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine. 
6 The light is dark in his tent,
aAnd his lamp beside him is put out. 
7 The steps of his strength are shortened,
And ahis own counsel casts him down. 
8 For ahe is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare. 
9 The net takes him by the heel,
And aa snare lays hold of him. 
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
11 aTerrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet. 
12 His strength is starved,
And adestruction is ready at his side. 
13 It devours patches of his skin;
The firstborn of death devours his1 limbs. 
14 He is uprooted from athe shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors. 
15 They dwell in his tent who are none of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
16 aHis roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Job 18:5

The 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.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Job 18:5:

Job 18:1

 

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