Job 18:5
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”Job 18:5
What Does Job 18:5 Mean?
Job 18:5 is found in the book of Job, chapter 18, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Job 18:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 13:9“The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.”Job 38:15“And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.”Proverbs 20:20“Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.”Proverbs 24:20“For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.”Esther 7:6“And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.”Proverbs 4:19“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”Isaiah 57:20“But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.”Job 21:17“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”Job 20:5“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”Job 15:30“He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.”Job 20:26“All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.”Isaiah 50:11“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.”Ezekiel 32:7“And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.”Job 12:5“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”Job 15:23“He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.”Ecclesiastes 8:13“But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.”Hosea 9:11“As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.”Matthew 25:8“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.”Job 13:4“But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.”
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