17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(A)
    he has no name(B) in the land.(C)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(D)
    and is banished(E) from the world.(F)
19 He has no offspring(G) or descendants(H) among his people,
    no survivor(I) where once he lived.(J)

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17 (A)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name abroad.
18 [a]He is driven from light (B)into darkness,
And (C)chased from the inhabited world.
19 He has no (D)offspring or descendants among his people,
Nor any survivor where he resided.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:18 Lit They drive him...And chase him

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.

19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.

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17 (A)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name [a]among the renowned.
18 [b]He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased out of the world.
19 (B)He has neither son nor posterity among his people,
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:17 Lit. before the outside, i.e., the distinguished or famous
  2. Job 18:18 Or They drive him