Job 18:16
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Job 18:16 in other translations
| BSB | The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. |
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| WEB | His roots will be dried up beneath. His branch will be cut off above. |
| ASV | His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off. |
| YLT | From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop. |
| DARBY | His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off; |
| BBE | Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off. |
| Webster | His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. |
What does Job 18:16 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 18:11-21
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…
Job 18:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 18:16
- Hosea 9:16
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
- Isaiah 5:24
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- Job 15:30
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
- Malachi 4:1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
- Amos 2:9
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
- Job 29:19
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
- Job 5:3-4
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
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Context
- Job 18:15
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
- Job 18:16
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
- Job 18:17
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
Job 18:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Abajo se secarán sus raíces, y arriba serán cortadas sus ramas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En bas ses racines sèchent, et en haut ses branches sont coupées. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Unten werden seine Wurzeln verdorren, und oben wird sein Gezweig verwelken. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Deorsum radices ejus siccentur: sursum autem atteratur messis ejus. |