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Themes in Job 18

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Themes in Job 18

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Job 18:1 (show verse)

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

Bildad » One of job's friends

Job 18:2 (show verse)

How long until you stop talking?
Show some sense, and then we can talk.

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Job 18:3 (show verse)

Why are we regarded as cattle,
as stupid in your sight?

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Job 18:4 (show verse)

You who tear yourself in anger—
should the earth be abandoned on your account,
or a rock be removed from its place?

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Job 18:5 (show verse)

Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished;
the flame of his fire does not glow.

Darkness » Figurative of punishment
Fire » Things connected with » Sparks
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
Light » Illustrative of » The soul of man
Snares » Who has snares in their way
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:6 (show verse)

The light in his tent grows dark,
and the lamp beside him is put out.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Lamp » Figurative
Light » Illustrative of » The soul of man
Snares » Who has snares in their way
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:7 (show verse)

His powerful stride is shortened,
and his own schemes trip him up.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Snares » Who has snares in their way
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:8 (show verse)

For his own feet lead him into a net,
and he strays into its mesh.

Feet » Of the wicked » Ensnared
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Net » Figurative
Snare » Figurative » Of the evils in life of wicked people
Snares » Who has snares in their way
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
The wicked » Appointed by God corrupt » Snared

Job 18:9 (show verse)

A trap catches him by the heel;
a noose seizes him.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Snare » Figurative » Of the evils in life of wicked people
Snares » Who has snares in their way
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:10 (show verse)

A rope lies hidden for him on the ground,
and a snare waits for him along the path.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Snare » Figurative » Of the evils in life of wicked people
Snares » Who has snares in their way
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:11 (show verse)

Terrors frighten him on every side
and harass him at every step.

Death of the The Wicked » Frequently marked by terror
Fear of God » Guilty
unholy Fear » Seizes the wicked
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Wicked people » Dreading God

Job 18:12 (show verse)

His strength is depleted;
disaster lies ready for him to stumble.

Death of the The Wicked » Frequently marked by terror
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:13 (show verse)

Parts of his skin are eaten away;
death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.

Death of the The Wicked » Frequently marked by terror
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:14 (show verse)

He is ripped from the security of his tent
and marched away to the king of terrors.

death » Miscellaneous subjects » King of terrors
death » Symbolized » King of terrors
Death of the The Wicked » Frequently marked by terror
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Trust » Of the wicked » Shall be destroyed
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:15 (show verse)

Nothing he owned remains in his tent.
Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.

Brimstone » Figurative
Death of the The Wicked » Frequently marked by terror
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:16 (show verse)

His roots below dry up,
and his branches above wither away.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:17 (show verse)

All memory of him perishes from the earth;
he has no name anywhere.

Death of the The Wicked » The remembrance of them perishes in
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Oblivion » The wicked doomed to
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
The wicked » Devices of » Forgotten

Job 18:18 (show verse)

He is driven from light to darkness
and chased from the inhabited world.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:19 (show verse)

He has no children or descendants among his people,
no survivor where he used to live.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:20 (show verse)

Those in the west are appalled at his fate,
while those in the east tremble in horror.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 18:21 (show verse)

Indeed, such is the dwelling of the unjust man,
and this is the place of the one who does not know God.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of