Job 18:16
His rootes shalbe dryed vp beneath, and aboue shall his branche be cut downe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
In Context
17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall haue no name in the streete.
Cross References
Job 8:17The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones.
Job 29:19For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche.
Hosea 9:16Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp: they can bring no fruite: yea, though they bring foorth, yet will I slaie euen the dearest of their bodie.
Malachi 4:1For behold, the day commeth that shall burne as an ouen, and all the proude, yea, and all that doe wickedly, shall be stubble, and the day that commeth, shall burne them vp, sayeth the Lord of hostes, and shall leaue them neither roote nor branche.
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 →