Job 18:6
The light hath been dark in his tent, And his lamp over him is extinguished.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
In Context
5Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.
7Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
Cross References
Job 15:29He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.
Psalms 18:28For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
Revelation 18:23and light of a lamp may not shine at all in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in thee any more; because thy merchants were the great ones of the earth, because in thy sorcery were all the nations led astray,
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 →