Job 18:5 · KJV
“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”
— Job 18:5
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? {himself: Heb. his soul}
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. {candle: or, lamp}
Job 18 — Context
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, {and} reputed vile in your sight?
4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? {himself: Heb. his soul}
5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. {candle: or, lamp}
7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. {lamp: or, candle}
Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil {man}; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. {candle: or, lamp}
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. {lamp: or, candle}
Job 21:17
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and {how oft} cometh their destruction upon them! {God} distributeth sorrows in his anger. {candle: or, lamp}
Isaiah 50:11
Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass {yourselves} about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks {that} ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked {is} short, and the joy of the hypocrite {but} for a moment? {short: Heb. from near}