Job 18:17
His memory perisheth from the earth, And no name hath he in the land.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
In Context
16His roots below shall be dried up, And his branches above shall be withered.
18He shall be thrust from light into darkness, And driven out of the world.
Cross References
Psalms 9:6The enemy is fallen,—a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!
Psalms 41:5My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
Psalms 109:13May his posterity be cut off; In the next generation may his name be blotted out!
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous man shall be blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Isaiah 26:14They are dead, they shall not live; They are shades, they shall not rise. For thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused all the memory of them to perish.
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 →