Job 18:16
His roots below shall be dried up, And his branches above shall be withered.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
In Context
15They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
17His memory perisheth from the earth, And no name hath he in the land.
Cross References
Job 8:17His roots are entwined about the heap, And he seeth the place of stones;
Job 29:19My root is spread abroad to the waters, And the dew abideth on my branches.
Hosea 9:16Ephraim is smitten; Their root is dried up; they shall bear no fruit; Yea, though they should beget children, I will destroy the beloved fruit of the womb.
Malachi 4:1For, behold, the day cometh, which shall burn as an oven; Then shall all the proud, And all that do wickedness, be stubble; And the day that cometh shall burn them up, Saith Jehovah of hosts; 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 →