Job 18:17
the memory of them fades from the earth; nobody remembers their names any more.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
In Context
16They wither away, roots below and branches above;
18They are thrown out of light into darkness, driven from the world.
Cross References
Psalms 9:6The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
Psalms 41:5Those who hate me only say evil things about me. “When is he going to die, and people forget all about him?” they ask.
Psalms 109:13May his descendants die; may his family name be wiped out in the next generation.
Proverbs 10:7The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
Isaiah 26:14They are dead, they will not live again; they will not rise from the grave. Lord, you punished them and destroyed them—even wiping out every memory about 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 →