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disaster is ready for him when he falls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Hunger depletes their strength, and calamity waits for them to stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His strength is famished, and calamity is ready for his stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction <i>shall be</i> ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />His strength is starved, And destruction <i>is</i> ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“His strength is famished, And disaster is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His vigor is famished, And disaster is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The strength [of the wicked] is famished <i>and</i> weakened, And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His strength is depleted; disaster lies ready for him to stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His strength is depleted; disaster lies ready for him to stumble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His strength shall be hunger-bitten, And calamity shall be ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Starving, they run, only to meet disaster, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His strength shall be hunger-bitten and calamity shall be ready for his halting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hunger undermines his strength. Disaster is waiting beside him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They used to be rich, but now they go hungry; disaster stands and waits at their side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is starved for strength; and is ripe for a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Calamity is hungry for him, and misfortune is ready at his side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His strength shall be famished. Calamity shall be ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />His strength shall be hunger-bitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His strength will be famished. Calamity will be ready at his side. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His sorrow is hungry, "" And calamity is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hungry is his sorrow, And calamity is ready at his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His strength shall be hunger, and destruction being prepared at his side.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let his strength be wasted with famine, and let hunger invade his ribs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let his strength be diminished by famine, and let starvation invade his ribs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His strength is famished, disaster is ready at his side, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their strength is consumed by hunger, and calamity is ready for their stumbling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let famine be his grief, let destruction be ready for his posterity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And his affliction will be a famine, and ruin is prepared for his posterity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />His trouble shall be ravenous, And calamity shall be ready for his fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>vex him</i> with distressing hunger: and a signal destruction has been prepared for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/18-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2762" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/18.htm">Bildad: God Punishes the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/202.htm" title="202: ’ō·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Vigor, wealth. Probably from the same as 'aven; ability, power, wealth.">His strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî- (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/7457.htm" title="7457: rā·‘êḇ (Adj-ms) -- Hungry. From ra'eb; hungry.">depleted,</a> <a href="/hebrew/343.htm" title="343: wə·’êḏ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Distress, calamity. From the same as 'uwd; oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin.">and calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: nā·ḵō·wn (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">is ready</a> <a href="/hebrew/6761.htm" title="6761: lə·ṣal·‘ōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Limping, stumbling. From tsala'; a limping or full.">at his side.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8</a></span><br />May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm">Proverbs 11:6</a></span><br />The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a></span><br />These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Jeremiah 48:44</a></span><br />“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-19</a></span><br />Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-21.htm">Proverbs 13:21</a></span><br />Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7-8</a></span><br />Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. / The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18</a></span><br />As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a></span><br />Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-11.htm">James 1:11</a></span><br />For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">His strength shall be extremely hungry, and destruction shall be ready at his side.</p><p class="hdg">hunger-bitten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-23.htm">Job 15:23,24</a></b></br> He wandereth abroad for bread, <i>saying</i>, Where <i>is it</i>? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">1 Samuel 2:5,36</a></b></br> <i>They that were</i> full have hired out themselves for bread; and <i>they that were</i> hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></b></br> The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good <i>thing</i>.</p><p class="hdg">destruction</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12-14</a></b></br> If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></b></br> For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3</a></b></br> And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/12-5.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/job/13-11.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/job/14-18.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/genesis/41-55.htm">Famished</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Footstep</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Need</a> <a href="/genesis/49-27.htm">Ravenous</a> <a href="/job/17-1.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/18-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/17-13.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-17.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/job/21-17.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-7.htm">Famished</a> <a href="/job/23-16.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Footstep</a> <a href="/job/22-7.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Need</a> <a href="/job/28-7.htm">Ravenous</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/19-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/job/21-19.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/job/19-28.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Job 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/18-1.htm">Bildad reproves Job for presumption and impatience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/18-5.htm">The calamities of the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, Bildad is describing the fate of the wicked, suggesting that their strength will inevitably fail. This can be seen as a reflection of the broader biblical theme that human strength is ultimately insufficient without reliance on God (<a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Isaiah 40:30-31</a>). The depletion of strength can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual weakness or moral failure, which is a recurring theme in the wisdom literature of the Bible.<p><b>and calamity is ready at his side</b><br>Calamity here refers to impending disaster or misfortune, which is portrayed as being ever-present and ready to strike. This aligns with the biblical understanding that those who live in opposition to God's ways are often on the brink of ruin (<a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Proverbs 24:16</a>). The imagery of calamity being "at his side" suggests an unavoidable and intimate threat, emphasizing the immediacy and certainty of divine justice. This can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of God's judgment against sin, as seen in the prophetic books where calamity is often depicted as a consequence of turning away from God (<a href="/jeremiah/18-11.htm">Jeremiah 18:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad_the_shuhite.htm">Bildad the Shuhite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Bildad is speaking, offering his perspective on the fate of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the book, a man of great faith and patience who endures severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/calamity.htm">Calamity</a></b><br>Represents the inevitable disaster or misfortune that Bildad claims will befall the wicked.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/strength.htm">Strength</a></b><br>In this context, it refers to the physical and perhaps moral or spiritual vigor that is said to be depleted in the wicked.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_misinterpretation_of_suffering.htm">The Misinterpretation of Suffering</a></b><br>Bildad's speech reflects a common misunderstanding that suffering is always a direct result of personal sin. This perspective can lead to judgmental attitudes and a lack of compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_calamity.htm">The Reality of Calamity</a></b><br>Calamity is a part of the human experience, but it is not always indicative of one's moral or spiritual state. Christians are called to trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even in the face of adversity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_in_weakness.htm">Strength in Weakness</a></b><br>While Bildad speaks of depleted strength, the New Testament teaches that God's power is made perfect in weakness (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>). Believers can find strength in Christ, even when their own resources are exhausted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_compassionate_counsel.htm">The Importance of Compassionate Counsel</a></b><br>Bildad's harsh words serve as a reminder of the importance of offering compassionate and empathetic support to those who are suffering, rather than quick judgments or simplistic explanations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_kill_egypt's_firstborn.htm">Why was I born to endure such suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_truthful_with_deceiver_deceived.htm">In Job 12:16, how can God be responsible for both the deceiver and the deceived without contradicting verses that uphold His truthfulness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'curse_god_and_die'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of 'Curse God and Die'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">His strength.</span>--By "strength" some understand his firstborn son, as <a href="/genesis/49-3.htm" title="Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:">Genesis 49:3</a>, but it is not necessary to take it otherwise than literally.<p><span class= "bld">Destruction shall be ready at his side.</span>--Or, according to some, <span class= "ital">for his halting; </span>shall lie in wait for his tripping in order to overthrow him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His strength shall be hunger-bitten</span>. (So Dillmann, Cook, and the Revised Version.) To the other sufferings of the wicked man shall be added the pangs of hunger. His bodily strength shall disappear, as destitution and famine come upon him. <span class="cmt_word">And destruction shall be ready at his side</span>. Ready to seize on him at any moment. Some translate, "ready for his halting" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> ready to seize on him in ease of his tripping or halting (so the Revised Version). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/18-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">His strength</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹנ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_202.htm">Strong's 202: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ability, power, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִי־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">depleted,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘êḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7457.htm">Strong's 7457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hungry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and calamity</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אֵ֗יד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_343.htm">Strong's 343: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oppression, misfortune, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] ready</span><br /><span class="heb">נָכ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḵō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at his side.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṣal·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6763.htm">Strong's 6763: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rib, a side, a, timber, plank</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/18-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 18:12 His strength shall be famished (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/18-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 18:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 18:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/18-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 18:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 18:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>