Job 18:17

“His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Job 18:17

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and hee shall haue no name in the streete.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.
- American Standard Version (1901)

His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.
- Basic English Bible

The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name on the pasture-grounds.
- Darby Bible

Let the memory of him perish from the earth and let not his name be renowned in the streets.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
- English Revised Version

His memory shall perish from the earth. He shall have no name in the street.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Job 18:17

Wesley's Notes for Job 18:17


18:15 It - Destruction, expressed ver.#12|, shall fix its abode with him. Because - Because it is none of his own, being got from others by deceit or violence. Brimstone - It shall be utterly destroyed, as it were, by fire and brimstone. He seems to allude both to the destruction of Sodom, which happened not long before these times, and to the judgment which befel Job, chap.#1:16|.

18:18 Darkness - From a prosperous life to disgrace and misery, and to the grave, the land of darkness.


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