Job 18:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.”
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BSBPD
“The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“The light hath been dark in his tent, And his lamp over him is extinguished.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 18:6 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 15:29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
- Job 21:17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Psalms 18:28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
- Proverbs 21:4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
- Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
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