Job 18:6
The light will be dark in his tent; 1 his lamp above him will be put out. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
In Context
5Indeed, the light of the wicked person will be put out; 1 the spark of his fire will not shine. 1
7The steps of his strength will be made short; 1 his own plans will cast him down. 1
Cross References
Job 15:29He will not be rich; his wealth will not last 1 and his possessions will not spread over the land. 1
Psalms 18:28For you give light to my lamp; Yahweh my God lights up my darkness. 1
Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp 2 will not shine in you anymore. 1 The voices of the bridegroom and the bride 2 will not be heard in you anymore, 1 for your merchants were the princes of the earth, 2 and the nations were deceived by your sorcery. 1
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 →