Job 18:19
He hath no continuator, Nor successor among his people, And none is remaining in his dwellings.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
In Context
18They thrust him from light unto darkness, And from the habitable earth cast him out.
20At this day westerns have been astonished And easterns have taken fright.
Cross References
Job 8:4If thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression,
Job 20:26All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.
Job 42:13And he hath seven sons and three daughters;
Psalms 109:13His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.
Isaiah 14:21Prepare ye for his sons slaughter; Because of the iniquity of their fathers, They rise not, nor have possessed the land, Nor filled the face of the world [with] cities.
Jeremiah 22:30Thus said Jehovah: Write ye this man childless, A man — he doth not prosper in his days, For none of his seed doth prosper, Sitting on the throne of David, And ruling again in Judah!
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 →