16His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.


In Context

13 It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs.

14 He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.

15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.

16 His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.

17 The memory of him 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.

Job 18:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:16Let his roots be dried up beneath, and his harvest destroyed above.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath. Above shall his branch be cut off.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:16From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.