Job 18:16
His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
In Context
17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad.
Cross References
Job 8:17His roots are wrapped about the heap, he beholdeth the place of stones.
Job 29:19My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;
Hosea 9:16Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.
Malachi 4:1(3-19) For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall set them ablaze, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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 →