Job 18:19

19 He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.

Job 18:19 in Other Translations

KJV
19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
ESV
19 He has no posterity or progeny among his people, and no survivor where he used to live.
NLT
19 They will have neither children nor grandchildren, nor any survivor in the place where they lived.
MSG
19 And they leave empty-handed - not one single child - nothing to show for their life on this earth.
CSB
19 He has no children or descendants among his people, no survivor where he used to live.

Job 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Job 18:19

He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people
Neither son, nor son's son, or grandson; so the Targum, Jarchi, and Bar Tzemach; that is, he shall be childless, and have no heirs, successors, or survivors, to inherit his estate, bear and perpetuate his name among the people of his country, city, or neighbourhood. Bildad respects no doubt the present case of Job, who had lost all his children; but he was mistaken if he thought he should die so, for he had after this as many children as he had before:

nor any remaining in his dwellings;
being all dead, or fled from them, through the terror, desolation, and destruction in them. Aben Ezra and Bar Tzemach interpret them places in which he was a sojourner or stranger; and Mr. Broughton, nor remnant in his pilgrimage.

Job 18:19 In-Context

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.
20 People of the west are appalled at his fate; those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who does not know God.”

Cross References 4

  • 1. Psalms 37:28; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 14:20; Jeremiah 22:30
  • 2. Psalms 21:10; Psalms 109:13; Isaiah 14:22
  • 3. S 2 Kings 10:11; S Ezekiel 17:8
  • 4. Job 27:14-15
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