Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. New Living Translation “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow. English Standard Version “Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine. Berean Standard Bible Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. King James Bible Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. New King James Version “The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine. New American Standard Bible “Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the spark from his fire does not shine. NASB 1995 “Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light. NASB 1977 “Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light. Legacy Standard Bible “Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light. Amplified Bible “Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out, And the flame of his fire will not shine. Christian Standard Bible Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. Holman Christian Standard Bible Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. American Standard Version Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine. Contemporary English Version The lamps of sinful people soon are snuffed out, English Revised Version Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out. The flame of his fire stops glowing. Good News Translation The light of the wicked will still be put out; its flame will never burn again. International Standard Version "Indeed, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame from his fire doesn't shine. Majority Standard Bible Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. NET Bible "Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine. New Heart English Bible "Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, The spark of his fire shall not shine. Webster's Bible Translation Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. World English Bible “Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out. The spark of his fire won’t shine. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAlso, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there does not shine a spark of his fire. Young's Literal Translation Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire. Smith's Literal Translation Also the light of the unjust shall be extinguished, and the flame of his fire shall not shine; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShall not the light of the wicked be extinguished, and the flame of his fire not shine? Catholic Public Domain Version Will not the light of the impious be put out, and the flame of his fire refuse to shine? New American Bible Truly, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire casts no light. New Revised Standard Version “Surely the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of their fire does not shine. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYea, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Also the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished; also the flame of its fire will be put out. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine. Brenton Septuagint Translation But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, and their flame shall not go up. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bildad: God Punishes the Wicked…4You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place? 5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. 6The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.… Cross References Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. Proverbs 24:20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. Psalm 37:20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away. Psalm 18:28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness. 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. Matthew 25:8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ John 1:5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 3:19-20 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. / For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. Proverbs 4:19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Matthew 6:23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Luke 11:35-36 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. / So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.” Treasury of Scripture Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. the light Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. spark Isaiah 50:11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow. Jump to Previous Burning Extinguished Fire Flame Gives Goes Indeed Light Shine Shining Sinner Snuffed Spark Stops WickedJump to Next Burning Extinguished Fire Flame Gives Goes Indeed Light Shine Shining Sinner Snuffed Spark Stops WickedJob 18 1. Bildad reproves Job for presumption and impatience5. The calamities of the wicked Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished Indeed This word serves as an affirmation, emphasizing the certainty and truth of the statement that follows. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "אַךְ" (akh), which conveys a sense of assurance and inevitability. It sets the tone for the verse, underscoring the reliability of the divine justice that is about to be described. In the context of the Book of Job, this word reflects the confidence of Bildad, one of Job's friends, in the traditional wisdom that the wicked will face inevitable consequences. the lamp of the wicked is extinguished Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Indeed,גַּ֤ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and the lamp א֣וֹר (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person is extinguished; יִדְעָ֑ךְ (yiḏ·‘āḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1846: To be extinguished, to expire, be dried up the flame שְׁבִ֣יב (šə·ḇîḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7632: Probably a flame of his fire אִשּֽׁוֹ׃ (’iš·šōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 784: A fire does not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no glow. יִ֝גַּ֗הּ (yig·gah) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5050: To glitter, to illuminate Links Job 18:5 NIVJob 18:5 NLT Job 18:5 ESV Job 18:5 NASB Job 18:5 KJV Job 18:5 BibleApps.com Job 18:5 Biblia Paralela Job 18:5 Chinese Bible Job 18:5 French Bible Job 18:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 18:5 Yes the light of the wicked shall (Jb) |
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