Job 18:16
They wither away, roots below and branches above;
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
In Context
15People they don't know will live in their homes; sulfur will be scattered where they used to live.
17the memory of them fades from the earth; nobody remembers their names any more.
Cross References
Job 8:17It twists its roots down through the stones, and holds on to rock.
Job 29:19Like a tree my roots spread out to the water; the dew rests on my branches overnight.
Hosea 9:16Ephraim, you are blighted, dried up from the roots. You shall bear no fruit. Even if you have children, I will slaughter your beloved offspring.
Malachi 4:1Watch out! The day is coming—it burns like an oven—when the proud and the wicked will be burned like straw. When that day comes they will be completely burned up, root and branch, says the Lord Almighty.
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 →