Job 18:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. | Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. | Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also | גַּ֤ם | gam | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| [the] light of | א֣וֹר | 'or | H0216 | lightאוֹר (or) 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light |
| wicked [people] | רְשָׁעִ֣ים | re-sha-'IM | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| it is extinguished | יִדְעָ֑ךְ | yid-'AKH | H1846 | to put outדָּעַךְ (da.akh) 1) to go out, be extinguished, dry up 1a) (Qal) to go out, be extinguished 1b) (Niphal) to be made extinct, be dried up 1c) (Pual) to be extinguished, be quenched |
| and not | וְלֹֽא־ | ve-lo'- | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| it shines | יִ֝גַּ֗הּ | yi-GAH | H5050 | to shineנָגַהּ (na.gah) 1) to shine 1a) (Qal) to shine 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to enlighten 1b2) to cause to shine |
| [the] flame of | שְׁבִ֣יב | she-VIV | H7632 | flameשְׂבִיב (se.viv) flame Aramaic of sha.viv (שָׁבִיב "flame" H7632) |
| fire his | אִשּֽׁוֹ׃ | 'i-SHO | H0784 | fireאֵשׁ (esh) 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (אֶשָּׁא "fire" H0785) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.