Job 18:17
His memorial, have perished out of the land, and let him have no name over the face of the open field;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
In Context
16Beneath, let his roots be dried up, and, above, be cut off his branch;
18Let them thrust him out of light into darkness, Yea, out of the world, let them chase him;
Cross References
Psalms 9:6O enemy! complete are the desolations, evermore,—even cities, hast thou uprooted, The memory of, them, hath perished.
Psalms 41:5Mine enemies, speak ill of me, When will he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 109:13Let his posterity be for cutting off, In another generation, let their name be wiped out;
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
Isaiah 26:14The dead, come not to life again, The shades, do not arise,—Therefore, thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused to perish every memorial of them.
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 →