Job 18:6
The light shall be dark in his tent.His lamp above him shall be put out.
New Heart English 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
5"Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out,The spark of his fire shall not shine.
7The steps of his strength shall be shortened.His own counsel shall cast him down.
Cross References
Job 15:29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue,neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
Psalms 18:28For you will light my lamp, Lord.My God will light up my darkness.
Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
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 →