Job 18
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Lutheran reading notes
In Job chapter 18, the wisdom literature continues to explore suffering, divine justice, and faithfulness amid trial. Lutheran interpretation often emphasizes humanity’s limitations and the need to rely on God's grace and promises. The chapter highlights the contrast between human striving and the faithfulness of God.
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Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job 18:1 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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How long {will it be ere} ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
Job 18:2 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Wherefore are we counted as beasts, {and} reputed vile in your sight?
Job 18:3 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? {himself: Heb. his soul}
Job 18:4 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Job 18:5 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. {candle: or, lamp}
Job 18:6 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Job 18:7 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
Job 18:8 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The gin shall take {him} by the heel, {and} the robber shall prevail against him.
Job 18:9 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The snare {is} laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. {laid: Heb. hidden}
Job 18:10 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. {drive: Heb. scatter}
Job 18:11 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction {shall be} ready at his side.
Job 18:12 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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It shall devour the strength of his skin: {even} the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. {strength: Heb. bars}
Job 18:13 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
Job 18:14 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because {it is} none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Job 18:15 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Job 18:16 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
Job 18:17 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. {He...: Heb. They shall drive him}
Job 18:18 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
Job 18:19 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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They that come after {him} shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted. {went...: or, lived with him} {were...: Heb. laid hold on horror}
Job 18:20 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Surely such {are} the dwellings of the wicked, and this {is} the place {of him that} knoweth not God.