Job 18:5
“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 13:9 : 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
- Prov 20:20 : 20 The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
- Prov 24:20 : 20 for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- Job 21:17 : 17 How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
- Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.
- Job 20:5 : 5 that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
- Isa 50:11 : 11 Look, all of you who start a fire and who equip yourselves with flaming arrows, walk in the light of the fire you started and among the flaming arrows you ignited! This is what you will receive from me: you will lie down in a place of pain.
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6 The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.
7 His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.
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9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
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20 for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
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26 Total darkness waits to receive his treasures; a fire which has not been kindled will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
27 The heavens reveal his iniquity; the earth rises up against him.
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15 Fire resides in his tent; over his residence burning sulfur is scattered.
16 Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.
17 His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.
18 He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
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29 He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
30 He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.
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16 But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
17 How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
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15 Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.
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20 Don’t you realize the LORD’s day of judgment will bring darkness, not light– gloomy blackness, not bright light?
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18 For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.
19 Because of the anger of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the land was scorched, and the people became fuel for the fire. People had no compassion on one another.
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11 Look, all of you who start a fire and who equip yourselves with flaming arrows, walk in the light of the fire you started and among the flaming arrows you ignited! This is what you will receive from me: you will lie down in a place of pain.
- Job 3:4-63 verses75%
4 That day– let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!
5 Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!
6 That night– let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months!
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9 Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,
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10 Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
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7 When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.
8 I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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10 When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.
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31 The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire.
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13 But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
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22 to the land of utter darkness, like the deepest darkness, and the deepest shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
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19 The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.
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10 Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.
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28 Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
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4 You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place?
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8 But with an overwhelming flood he will make a complete end of Nineveh; he will drive his enemies into darkness.
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20 ‘Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.’
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12 These men change night into day; they say,‘The light is near in the face of darkness.’
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6 May he rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!
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13 From the brightness in front of him came coals of fire.
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20 The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
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14 Look, they are like straw, which the fire burns up; they cannot rescue themselves from the heat of the flames. There are no coals to warm them, no firelight to enjoy.
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22 There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves.
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20 But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”
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19 Out of its mouth go flames, sparks of fire shoot forth!
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3 when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
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19 “In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,
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5 If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,
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8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness over my paths.
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14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope about in the noontime as if it were night.
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9 Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.