Job 18:17

17 The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land.

Job 18:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
ESV
17 His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the street.
NLT
17 All memory of their existence will fade from the earth; no one will remember their names.
MSG
17 They'll never again be remembered - nameless in unmarked graves.
CSB
17 [All] memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name abroad.

Job 18:17 In-Context

15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land.
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness and is banished from the world.
19 He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 32:26
  • 2. Deuteronomy 9:14; Psalms 9:5; Psalms 69:28; Proverbs 10:7; Isaiah 14:22
  • 3. Job 24:20; Psalms 34:16; Proverbs 2:22; Proverbs 10:7; Isaiah 49:15
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