Job 18:17
What does Job 18:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 18:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.
KJV
King James Version · 1611His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862His memorial hath perished from the land, And he hath no name on the street.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Let the memory of him perish from the earth, and let not his name be renowned in the streets.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name on the pasture-grounds.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
- Psalms 109:13
Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
- Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
- Psalms 34:16
The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
- Psalms 83:4
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
- Job 13:12
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defences are defences of clay.
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