Job 18:6
The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
In Context
5For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.
7The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
Cross References
Job 15:29He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.
Psalms 18:28\18:27\For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
Revelation 18:23And never again will the shining of lights be seen in you; and the voice of the newly-married man and the bride will never again be sounding in you: for your traders were the lords of the earth, and by your evil powers were all the nations turned out of the right way.
Matthew Henry on Job 18:6-11
Miserable Condition of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground,… Read the whole commentary →