King James Version
Job 18:5 in the King James Version says “Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.” — study this verse from Job chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”
Job 18:5 · KJV
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? himself: Heb. his soul
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. candle: or, lamp
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“Yea the light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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