King James Version
Job 18:19 in the King James Version says “He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.” — study this verse from Job chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.”
Job 18:19 · KJV
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street .
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. He: Heb. They shall drive him
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted . went: or, lived with him were: Heb. laid hold on horror
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“among his people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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