Job 18:12
His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
In Context
11He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.
13His skin is wasted by disease, and his body is food for the worst of diseases.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:5Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.
Job 15:23He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him:
Psalms 34:10\34:9\Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
Isaiah 8:21And he will go through the land in bitter trouble and in need of food; and when he is unable to get food, he will become angry, cursing his king and his God, and his eyes will be turned to heaven on high;
2 Peter 2:3And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
Matthew Henry on Job 18:12-21
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up… Read the whole commentary →