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Job 18:4-21

4 You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger,
is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
Or must the rocks be moved from their place?

5 “The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out;
the flame of his fire stops burning.

6 The light in his tent becomes dark;
the lamp beside him goes out.

7 The vigor of his step is weakened;
his own schemes throw him down.

8 His feet thrust him into a net
and he wanders into its mesh.

9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare holds him fast.

10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap lies in his path.

11 Terrors startle him on every side
and dog his every step.

12 Calamity is hungry for him;
disaster is ready for him when he falls.

13 It eats away parts of his skin;
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.

14 He is torn from the security of his tent
and marched off to the king of terrors.

15 Fire resides in his tent;
burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.

16 His roots dry up below
and his branches wither above.

17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;
he has no name in the land.

18 He is driven from light into darkness
and is banished from the world.

19 He has no offspring or descendants among his people,
no survivor where once he lived.

20 Men of the west are appalled at his fate;
men of the east are seized with horror.

21 Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man;
such is the place of one who knows not God.”

Cross References for Job 18:4-21

Job 5:2 - Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. Click to read the verse Job 5:2 Click to read the verse Job 5:2

Matthew 24:35 - Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Click to read the verse Matthew 24:35 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:35

Jonah 4:9 - But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?” “I do,” he said. “I am... Click to read the verse Jonah 4:9 Click to read the verse Jonah 4:9

Isaiah 54:10 - Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not... Click to read the verse Isaiah 54:10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 54:10

Ezekiel 9:9 - He answered me, “The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is ful... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:9

Job 13:14 - Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands? Click to read the verse Job 13:14 Click to read the verse Job 13:14

Job 40:8 - “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? Click to read the verse Job 40:8 Click to read the verse Job 40:8

Psalms 37:8 - Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. Click to read the verse Psalms 37:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 37:8

Esther 5:13 - But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s ... Click to read the verse Esther 5:13 Click to read the verse Esther 5:13

Job 16:9 - God assails me and tears me in his anger and gnashes his teeth at me; my opponent fastens on me... Click to read the verse Job 16:9 Click to read the verse Job 16:9

Job 14:18 - “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place, Click to read the verse Job 14:18 Click to read the verse Job 14:18

Mark 9:18 - Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth a... Click to read the verse Mark 9:18 Click to read the verse Mark 9:18

Luke 9:39 - A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at... Click to read the verse Luke 9:39 Click to read the verse Luke 9:39

Job 34:33 - Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so... Click to read the verse Job 34:33 Click to read the verse Job 34:33