Job 18:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 18:5

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 “The^a 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.

Verse Comparison: Job 18:5

American Standard Version
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

Amplified® Bible
Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.

Contemporary English Version
The lamps of sinful people soon are snuffed out,

Darby English Version
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.

Good News Bible
The light of the wicked will still be put out; its flame will never burn again.

King James Version
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

New American Standard Bible
"Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light.

New International Version
"The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out;
the flame of his fire stops burning.

New King James Version
“The light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light.

Revised Standard Version
"Yea, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine.

Young's Literal Translation
Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.

New English Translation
“Yes,¹ the lamp² of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire³ does not shine.