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Job 18:5 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Job 18:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 18 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”
Job 18:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 18:5
'Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.' Bildad returns to retribution theology: the wicked's 'light' (אוֹר, or) will be 'put out' (יִדְעָךְ, yida'akh—extinguished), and 'spark' (שְׁבִיב, sheviv) won't 'shine' (יִגַּהּ, yigah). Light represents life, prosperity, and hope; darkness means death and disaster. Bildad's theology is orthodox—Proverbs 13:9, 24:20 teach this. The application to Job is slanderous—implying Job's darkness proves wickedness. The error: assuming all light-to-darkness transitions indicate divine judgment. Sometimes darkness...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 18:5
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“but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.”
“his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.”
“For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.”
“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”
“all you who kindle a fire”
“the joy of the godless but for a moment?”