“Indeed, the (A)light of the wicked goes out,
And the spark from his fire does not shine.
The light in his tent is (B)darkened,
And his lamp goes out above him.
His [a]vigorous stride is shortened,
And his (C)own plan brings him down.
For he is (D)thrown into the net by his own feet,
And he steps on the webbing.
A snare seizes him by the heel,
And a trap snaps shut on him.
10 A noose for him is hidden in the ground,
And a trap for him on the pathway.
11 All around (E)sudden terrors frighten him,
And (F)harass him at every step.
12 His strength is (G)famished,
And disaster is ready at his side.
13 [b]It devours parts of his skin,
The firstborn of death (H)devours his [c]limbs.
14 He is (I)torn from [d]the security of his tent,
And [e]they march him before the king of (J)terrors.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:7 Lit steps of his strength
  2. Job 18:13 Another reading is His skin is devoured by illness
  3. Job 18:13 Or parts
  4. Job 18:14 Lit his tent his trust
  5. Job 18:14 Lit you march or she marches

“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(A)
    the flame of his fire stops burning.(B)
The light in his tent(C) becomes dark;(D)
    the lamp beside him goes out.(E)
The vigor(F) of his step is weakened;(G)
    his own schemes(H) throw him down.(I)
His feet thrust him into a net;(J)
    he wanders into its mesh.
A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare(K) holds him fast.(L)
10 A noose(M) is hidden for him on the ground;
    a trap(N) lies in his path.(O)
11 Terrors(P) startle him on every side(Q)
    and dog(R) his every step.
12 Calamity(S) is hungry(T) for him;
    disaster(U) is ready for him when he falls.(V)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(W)
    death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(X)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(Y)
    and marched off to the king(Z) of terrors.(AA)

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[a]The expression of their faces testifies against them,
And they [b]display their sin like (A)Sodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to [c]them!
For they have (B)done evil to themselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:9 Or Their partiality testifies
  2. Isaiah 3:9 Lit proclaim
  3. Isaiah 3:9 Lit their soul

The look on their faces testifies(A) against them;
    they parade their sin like Sodom;(B)
    they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
    They have brought disaster(C) upon themselves.

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11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him,
For [a](A)what he deserves will be done to him.

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  1. Isaiah 3:11 Lit the accomplishment of his hands

11 Woe to the wicked!(A)
    Disaster(B) is upon them!
They will be paid back(C)
    for what their hands have done.(D)

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