Job 18
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| 1 | Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: | Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, | Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, | Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, |
| 2 | “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk. | How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. | “How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak. | How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak. |
| 3 | Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight? | Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? | Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight? | Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And are become unclean in your sight? |
| 4 | You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place? | He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? | You who tear yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken for you? Or will the rock be removed out of its place? | Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place? |
| 5 | 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. | “Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out. The spark of his fire won’t shine. | Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine. |
| 6 | The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. | The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. | The light will be dark in his tent. His lamp above him will be put out. | The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out. |
| 7 | His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. | The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. | The steps of his strength will be shortened. His own counsel will cast him down. | The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. |
| 8 | For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. | For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. | For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh. | For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils. |
| 9 | A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him. | The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. | A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him. | A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him. |
| 10 | A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path. | The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. | A noose is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him on the path. | A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way. |
| 11 | Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step. | Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. | Terrors will make him afraid on every side, and will chase him at his heels. | Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels. |
| 12 | His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side. | His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. | His strength will be famished. Calamity will be ready at his side. | His strength shall be hunger-bitten, And calamity shall be ready at his side. |
| 13 | It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs. | It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. | The members of his body will be devoured. The firstborn of death will devour his members. | The members of his body shall be devoured, Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members. |
| 14 | He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors. | His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. | He will be rooted out of the security of his tent. He will be brought to the king of terrors. | He shall be rooted out of his tent wherein he trusteth; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors. |
| 15 | Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling. | It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. | There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur will be scattered on his habitation. | There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. |
| 16 | The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. | His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. | His roots will be dried up beneath. His branch will be cut off above. | His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off. |
| 17 | The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land. | His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. | His memory will perish from the earth. He will have no name in the street. | His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street. |
| 18 | He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world. | He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. | He will be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. | He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world. |
| 19 | He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived. | He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. | He will have neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining where he lived. | He shall have neither son nor son’s son among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned. |
| 20 | Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror. | They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted. | Those who come after will be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened. | They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before were affrighted. |
| 21 | Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.” | Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. | Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn’t know God.” | Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God. |