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Job 18:5-21

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 18:5-21

Job 21:17 - “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, t... Click to read the verse Job 21:17 Click to read the verse Job 21:17

Job 20:5 - that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. Click to read the verse Job 20:5 Click to read the verse Job 20:5

Proverbs 4:19 - But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble. Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:19

Proverbs 20:20 - If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness. Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:20 Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:20

Proverbs 13:9 - The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:9 Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:9

Ecclesiastes 8:13 - Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:13

Hosea 9:11 - Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird— no birth, no pregnancy, no conception. Click to read the verse Hosea 9:11 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:11

Job 12:5 - Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. Click to read the verse Job 12:5 Click to read the verse Job 12:5

Matthew 25:8 - The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ Click to read the verse Matthew 25:8 Click to read the verse Matthew 25:8

Proverbs 24:20 - for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out. Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:20 Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:20

Isaiah 50:11 - But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the l... Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:11

Job 38:15 - The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken. Click to read the verse Job 38:15 Click to read the verse Job 38:15