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he has no name in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />All memory of their existence will fade from the earth; no one will remember their names.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name on the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name anywhere.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name anywhere. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are gone and forgotten, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All memory about him will vanish from the earth, and his reputation will not be known on the street corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their fame is ended at home and abroad; no one remembers them any more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />No one remembers him anywhere in the land; no one names streets in his honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His memory shall perish from the earth. He shall have no name in the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His memory will perish from the earth. He will have no name in the street. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His memorial has perished from the land, "" And he has no name on the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> His memorial hath perished from the land, And he hath no name on the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and not a name to him upon a face without.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let the memory of him perish from the earth and let not his name be renowned in the streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let the memory of him perish from the earth, and let not his name be celebrated in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the countryside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their memory perishes from the earth, and they have no name in the street.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />His memorial will be destroyed from the Earth, and he has no name on the face of creation<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name abroad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let his memorial perish out of the earth, and his name shall be publicly cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/18-17.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=2791" 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">16</span>The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2143.htm" title="2143: ziḵ·rōw- (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Remembrance, memorial. Or zeker; from zakar; a memento, abstr. Recollection; by implication, commemoration.">The memory of him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">perishes</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nî- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">and he has</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm (N-ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ḥūṣ (N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">the land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.…<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/34-16.htm">Psalm 34:16</a></span><br />But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Proverbs 10:7</a></span><br />The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-13.htm">Psalm 109:13</a></span><br />May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Isaiah 14:20</a></span><br />You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Proverbs 2:22</a></span><br />but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5-6</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. / The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></span><br />For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a></span><br />For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Isaiah 26:14</a></span><br />The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-15.htm">Psalm 109:15</a></span><br />May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a></span><br />Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-27.htm">Luke 13:27</a></span><br />And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a></span><br />Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-12.htm">Job 13:12</a></b></br> Your remembrances <i>are</i> like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Psalm 34:16</a></b></br> The face of the LORD <i>is</i> against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4</a></b></br> They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from <i>being</i> a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-23.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-28.htm">Country</a> <a href="/job/18-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/esther/9-28.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-7.htm">Pasture-Grounds</a> <a href="/job/8-13.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/job/8-13.htm">Perishes</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-18.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Street</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/37-11.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Country</a> <a href="/job/18-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/6-5.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">Pasture-Grounds</a> <a href="/job/20-7.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/job/30-2.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/job/20-7.htm">Perishes</a> <a href="/psalms/6-5.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/job/29-7.htm">Street</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The memory of him perishes from the earth</b><br>This phrase reflects the ultimate fate of the wicked as perceived in the ancient Near Eastern context. In biblical times, being remembered was a significant aspect of one's legacy, often tied to one's honor and family lineage. The idea of memory perishing suggests a complete erasure from history, which was considered a severe judgment. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Psalm 34:16</a>, where the face of the Lord is against evildoers to cut off their memory from the earth. Theologically, this can be seen as a contrast to the eternal remembrance promised to the righteous, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/56-5.htm">Isaiah 56:5</a>, where God promises an everlasting name to His faithful servants.<p><b>and he has no name in the land</b><br>In ancient cultures, a name was more than just an identifier; it represented one's reputation, character, and legacy. To have no name in the land implies a total loss of identity and significance. This is a dire consequence for the wicked, as having a name meant being part of the community and remembered by future generations. The loss of a name is akin to being blotted out, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/9-14.htm">Deuteronomy 9:14</a>, where God speaks of blotting out the name of a nation. This phrase also contrasts with the promise given to the faithful in <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a>, where believers are assured of a new name written by God, signifying eternal recognition and honor.<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 integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the earth or the world, emphasizing the universal nature of the consequences described by Bildad.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fleeting_nature_of_earthly_legacy.htm">The Fleeting Nature of Earthly Legacy</a></b><br>The verse highlights the transient nature of human legacy, especially for those who live wickedly. It serves as a reminder to focus on eternal values rather than temporary earthly recognition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>While Bildad's application may be misdirected towards Job, the principle remains that a life lived in righteousness leaves a lasting impact, contrasting with the forgotten legacy of the wicked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty in Justice</a></b><br>Bildad's speech, though harsh, underscores a truth about divine justice: God ultimately determines the fate of individuals, and His justice prevails, even if not immediately apparent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Suffering</a></b><br>Bildad's approach serves as a cautionary example of how not to comfort those in distress. It teaches the importance of empathy and understanding rather than judgment.<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/how_does_job_18_align_with_wicked_unpunished.htm">How can Job 18's portrayal of swift divine retribution be reconciled with real-world cases where the wicked seem to escape judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_infamous_names_persist_in_memory.htm">Job 18:16–17: How can the names of the wicked vanish from memory when some of history’s most notorious figures remain famous? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_job_16_18_outside_bible.htm">In Job 16:18, is there any historical or archaeological evidence supporting this lament outside of the biblical narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_29_11_mean.htm">What does the Bible say about Alzheimer's and salvation?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">His remembrance shall perish.</span>--This is the doom which above all others is dreaded by the modern roamers of the desert. (Comp. also <a href="/jeremiah/35-19.htm" title="Therefore thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.">Jeremiah 35:19</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His remembrance shall perish from the earth</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Psalm 34:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-13.htm">Psalm 109:13</a>). This is always spoken of in Scripture as a great calamity, one of the greatest that can befall a man. It was felt as such, not only by the Jews, but by the Semitic people generally, whose earnest desire to perpetuate their memory is shown by the elaborate monuments and lengthy inscriptions which they set up in so many places. Arabian poetry, no less than Jewish, is penetrated by the idea. In one point of view it may seem a vulgar ambition; but, in another, it is a pathetic craving alter that continuance which the spirit of man naturally desires, but of which it has, apart from revelation, no assurance. <span class="cmt_word">And he shall have no name in the street</span>; or, <span class="accented">in the world without</span> (comp. <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/18-17.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">The memory of him</span><br /><span class="heb">זִֽכְרוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(ziḵ·rōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2143.htm">Strong's 2143: </a> </span><span class="str2">A memento, recollection, commemoration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">perishes</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭בַד</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(min·nî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he has</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֝֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">name</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֽוּץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/18-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 18:17 His memory shall perish from the earth (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/18-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 18:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 18:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/18-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 18:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 18:18" /></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>