Bible Strands
Job 18:5
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses Job in a speech detailing the inevitable collapse of the wicked.
The words — The Hebrew יִדְעָךְ (yid.'Akh) means "it is extinguished," paired with יִ֝גַּ֗הּ (yi.Gah) meaning "it shines," to describe the flame of the wicked’s fire failing to glow.
The thread — This extinguished lamp imagery appears in Proverbs 13:9, Proverbs 20:20, and Proverbs 24:20.
Why it lands — The text states the wicked’s light and flame are put out, which asks the reader to recognize divine judgment on evil without romanticizing the imagery.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- Proverbs 20:20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- Proverbs 24:20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- Job 21:17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Proverbs 4:19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Isaiah 50:11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
- Job 20:5 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?