Job 18:5

Translations

Modern

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

Traditional

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

Literal

Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, and the flame of his fire does not shine.

Latin

Nonne lux impii extinguetur, nec splendebit flamma ignis ejus?

Original

Hebrew

English

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

Notes

Job 18:5

The phrase, "the lamp of the wicked is extinguished," might symbolize a life filled with confusion and darkness (Proverbs 4:19). More likely, it suggests an early death (Proverbs 13:9; 24:20).

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
Proverbs 24:20
For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
Job 21:17
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
Isaiah 50:11
Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
Proverbs 4:19
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Job 20:5
…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Glossary

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Topics

Fire: Things Connected With: Sparks Lamps: (Put Out) Destruction of the Wicked Light: The Soul of Man Wicked (People): Punishment of Wicked (People): Temporal Punishment of

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