King James Version
What Does Job 18:16 Mean?
“His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.”
Context
14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
15
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
17
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street .
18
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. He: Heb. They shall drive him
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(16) **His roots shall be dried up.**—With tacit allusion to what he had said in Job 8:12, and also to the destruction of Job’s own offspring, which had already been accomplished.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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