Job 18:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.”

Job 18:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 18:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 18:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 18:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“His roots will be dried up beneath. His branch will be cut off above.”

Job 18:16 — World English Bible

Job 18:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.”

Job 18:16 — American Standard Version

Job 18:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.”

Job 18:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 18:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off;”

Job 18:16 — Darby Translation

Job 18:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“His rootes shalbe dryed vp beneath, and aboue shall his branche be cut downe.”

Job 18:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 18:16 in Context — Job 18

14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

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

17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

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What Does Job 18:16 Mean?

Job 18:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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