Job 18:16
The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
In Context
15Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
17The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
Cross References
Job 8:17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
Job 29:19My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
Hosea 9:16Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.
Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to 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 →