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Job 18:5–14

5 “Indeed, the alight of the wicked goes out,

And the 1flame of his fire gives no light.

6 “The light in his tent is adarkened,

And his lamp goes out above him.

7 “His 1vigorous stride is shortened,

And his aown scheme brings him down.

8 “For he is athrown into the net by his own feet,

And he steps on the webbing.

9 “A snare seizes him by the heel,

And a trap snaps shut on him.

10 “A noose for him is hidden in the ground,

And a trap for him on the path.

11 “All around aterrors frighten him,

And bharry him at every step.

12 “His strength is afamished,

And calamity is ready at his side.

13 1His skin is devoured by disease,

The firstborn of death adevours his 2limbs.

14 “He is atorn from 1the security of his tent,

And 2they march him before the king of bterrors.

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Job 18:5–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;

the flame of his fire stops burning.

The light in his tent becomes dark;

the lamp beside him goes out.

The vigor of his step is weakened;

his own schemes throw him down.

His feet thrust him into a net;

he wanders into its mesh.

A trap seizes him by the heel;

a snare holds him fast.

10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground;

a trap lies in his path.

11 Terrors startle him on every side

and dog his every step.

12 Calamity is hungry for him;

disaster is ready for him when he falls.

13 It eats away parts of his skin;

death’s firstborn devours his limbs.

14 He is torn from the security of his tent

and marched off to the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out,

and the flame of his fire does not shine.

The light is dark in his tent,

and his lamp above him is put out.

His strong steps are shortened,

and his own schemes throw him down.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

and he walks on its mesh.

A trap seizes him by the heel;

a snare lays hold of him.

10 A rope is hidden for him in the ground,

a trap for him in the path.

11 Terrors frighten him on every side,

and chase him at his heels.

12 His strength is famished,

and calamity is ready for his stumbling.

13 It consumes the parts of his skin;

the firstborn of death consumes his limbs.

14 He is torn from the tent in which he trusted

and is brought to the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out,

And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle,

And his candle shall be put out with him.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened,

And his own counsel shall cast him down.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

And he walketh upon a snare.

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,

And a trap for him in the way.

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.

Job 18:5–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

The sparks of their fire will not glow.

The light in their tent will grow dark.

The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.

The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened.

Their own schemes will be their downfall.

The wicked walk into a net.

They fall into a pit.

A trap grabs them by the heel.

A snare holds them tight.

10 A noose lies hidden on the ground.

A rope is stretched across their path.

11 “Terrors surround the wicked

and trouble them at every step.

12 Hunger depletes their strength,

and calamity waits for them to stumble.

13 Disease eats their skin;

death devours their limbs.

14 They are torn from the security of their homes

and are brought down to the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“The light of the wicked indeed goes out,

And the flame of his fire does not shine.

The light is dark in his tent,

And his lamp beside him is put out.

The steps of his strength are shortened,

And his own counsel casts him down.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

And he walks into a snare.

The net takes him by the heel,

And a snare lays hold of him.

10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,

And a trap for him in the road.

11 Terrors frighten him on every side,

And drive him to his feet.

12 His strength is starved,

And destruction is ready at his side.

13 It devours patches of his skin;

The firstborn of death devours his limbs.

14 He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent,

And they parade him before the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

“The lamp of the wicked will be put out,

and the flame in their lamps will stop burning.

The light in their tents will grow dark,

and the lamps by their sides will go out.

Their strong steps will grow weak;

they will fall into their own evil traps.

Their feet will be caught in a net

when they walk into its web.

A trap will catch them by the heel

and hold them tight.

10 A trap for them is hidden on the ground,

right in their path.

11 Terrible things startle them from every side

and chase them at every step.

12 Hunger takes away their strength,

and disaster is at their side.

13 Disease eats away parts of their skin;

death gnaws at their arms and legs.

14 They are torn from the safety of their tents

and dragged off to Death, the King of Terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out,

And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tent,

And his lamp above him shall be put out.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened,

And his own counsel shall cast him down.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

And he walketh upon the toils.

A gin shall take him by the heel,

And a snare shall lay hold on him.

10 A noose is hid for him in the ground,

And a trap for him in the way.

11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side,

And shall chase him at his heels.

12 His strength shall be hunger-bitten,

And calamity shall be ready at his side.

13 The members of his body shall be devoured,

Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.

14 He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusteth;

And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine. The light shall become dark in his tent, and his lamp over him shall be put out. The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. For he is sent into the net by his own feet, and he walketh on the meshes; The gin taketh him by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him; 10 A cord is hidden for him in the ground, and his trap in the way.

11 Terrors make him afraid on every side, and chase him at his footsteps. 12 His strength is hunger-bitten, and calamity is ready at his side. 13 The firstborn of death devoureth the members of his body; it will devour his members. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall lead him away to the king of terrors:

Job 18:5–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out. 

The flame of his fire stops glowing. 

The light in his tent becomes dark, 

and the lamp above him is snuffed out. 

“His healthy stride is shortened, 

and his own planning trips him up. 

His own feet get him tangled in a net 

as he walks around on its webbing. 

A trap catches his heel. 

A snare holds him. 

10 A rope is hidden on the ground for him. 

A trap is on his path ⸤to catch⸥ him. 

11 “Terrors suddenly pounce on him from every side 

and chase him every step he takes. 

12 Hunger undermines his strength. 

Disaster is waiting beside him. 

13 His skin is eaten away by disease. 

Death’s firstborn son eats away at the limbs of his body. 

14 He is dragged from the safety of his tent 

and marched off to the king of terrors. 

Job 18:5–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished;

the flame of his fire does not glow.

The light in his tent grows dark,

and the lamp beside him is put out.

His powerful stride is shortened,

and his own schemes trip him up.

For his own feet lead him into a net,

and he strays into its mesh.

A trap catches him by the heel;

a noose seizes him.

10 A rope lies hidden for him on the ground,

and a snare waits for him along the path.

11 Terrors frighten him on every side

and harass him at every step.

12 His strength is depleted;

disaster lies ready for him to stumble.

13 Parts of his skin are eaten away;

death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.

14 He is ripped from the security of his tent

and marched away to the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“Surely the light of the wicked is put out,

and the flame of their fire does not shine.

The light is dark in their tent,

and the lamp above them is put out.

Their strong steps are shortened,

and their own schemes throw them down.

For they are thrust into a net by their own feet,

and they walk into a pitfall.

A trap seizes them by the heel;

a snare lays hold of them.

10 A rope is hid for them in the ground,

a trap for them in the path.

11 Terrors frighten them on every side,

and chase them at their heels.

12 Their strength is consumed by hunger,

and calamity is ready for their stumbling.

13 By disease their skin is consumed,

the firstborn of Death consumes their limbs.

14 They are torn from the tent in which they trusted,

and are brought to the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Furthermore, the light of the wicked is put out,

and the flame of his fire will not shine.

The light becomes dark in his tent,

and his lamp above him is put out.

“His strong steps are shortened,

and his own schemes throw him down,

for he is thrust into a net by his feet,

and he walks into a pitfall.

A trap seizes him by the heel;

a snare takes hold of him.

10 His rope is hidden in the ground,

and his trap on the path.

11 “Sudden terrors terrify him all around,

and they chase him at his heels.

12 His wealth will become hunger,

and disaster is ready for his stumbling.

13 It consumes parts of his skin;

the firstborn of death consumes his limbs.

14 He is torn from his tent in which he trusted,

and it brought him to the king of terrors.

Job 18:5–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“The lamps of sinful people are blown out.

Their flames will never burn again.

The lights in their tents become dark.

The lamps beside those who are evil go out.

They walk more slowly than they used to.

Their own evil plans make them fall.

Their feet take them into a net.

They wander right into it.

A trap grabs hold of their heels.

It refuses to let them go.

10 A trap lies in their path.

A rope to catch them is hidden on the ground.

11 Terrors alarm them on every side.

They follow them every step of the way.

12 Trouble would like to eat them up.

Danger waits for them when they fall.

13 It eats away parts of their skin.

Death itself feeds on their arms and legs.

14 They are torn away from the safety of their tents.

They are marched off to the one who rules over death.


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