Job 18:6
The light has been dark in his tent, || And his lamp over him is extinguished.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
In Context
5Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there does not shine a spark of his fire.
7The steps of his strength are restricted, || And his own counsel casts him down.
Cross References
Job 15:29He is not rich, nor does his wealth rise, || Nor does he stretch out their continuance on earth.
Psalms 18:28For You light my lamp, || My God YHWH enlightens my darkness.
Revelation 18:23and light of a lamp may not shine at all in you anymore; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in you anymore; because your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were led astray in your sorcery,
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 →