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burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The homes of the wicked will burn down; burning sulfur rains on their houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In his tent dwells that which is none of his; sulfur is scattered over his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because <i>it is</i> none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They dwell in his tent <i>who are</i> none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Nothing of his dwells in his tent; Brimstone is scattered on his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220There dwells in his tent nothing of his; Brimstone is scattered on his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“There dwells in his tent nothing of his; Brimstone is scattered on his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There dwells in his tent nothing of his; Brimstone is scattered on his abode.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Nothing of his dwells in his tent; Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nothing he owned remains in his tent. Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nothing he owned remains in his tent. Burning sulfur is scattered over his home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then their tents and possessions are burned to ashes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Fire lives in his tent. Sulfur is scattered over his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now anyone may live in their tents--after sulfur is sprinkled to disinfect them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"There's nothing in his tent that belongs to him; sulfur is scattered all over his dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Fire resides in his tent; over his residence burning sulfur is scattered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur shall be scattered on his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur will be scattered on his habitation. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It dwells in his tent—out of his provender, "" Sulfur is scattered over his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It dwelleth in his tent -- out of his provender, Scattered over his habitation is sulphur.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />It shall dwell in his tent, from not to him: brimstone shall be scattered upon his dwelling.<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 companions of him that is not, dwell in his tabernacle, let brimstone be sprinkled in his tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let the companions of he who is not, dwell in his tabernacle; let brimstone rain down upon his tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Fire lodges in his tent, over his abode brimstone is scattered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In their tents nothing remains; sulfur is scattered upon their habitations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Others shall dwell in his tent, because there is no one in it; brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall dwell in his tent, that which no man has; brimstone will be cast on his place<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />It shall dwell in his tabernacle in his night: his excellency shall be sown with brimstone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/18-15.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=2780" 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">14</span>He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1097.htm" title="1097: mib·bə·lî- (Prep-m:: Adv) -- From balah; properly, failure, i.e. Nothing or destruction; usually without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.">Fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: tiš·kō·wn (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">resides</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ā·ho·lōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">in his tent;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1614.htm" title="1614: ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- Brimstone. Probably feminine of gopher; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur.">burning sulfur</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: yə·zō·reh (V-Pual-Imperf-3ms) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">rains down</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.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5116.htm" title="5116: nā·wê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or navah; from navah; at home; hence lovely; also a home, of God, men, flocks, or wild animals.">his dwelling.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.…<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="/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-20</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10</a></span><br />May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22-23</a></span><br />“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD. / “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Jeremiah 49:18</a></span><br />As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></span><br />Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ / And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21-23</a></span><br />Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’ / Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners. / Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Amos 3:15</a></span><br />I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-35.htm">Luke 13:35</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:16</a></span><br />hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a></span><br />but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered on his habitation.</p><p class="hdg">dwell</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-12.htm">Job 18:12,13</a></b></br> His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction <i>shall be</i> ready at his side… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Zechariah 5:4</a></b></br> I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-18.htm">Job 20:18-21</a></b></br> That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow <i>it</i> down: according to <i>his</i> substance <i>shall</i> the restitution <i>be</i>, and he shall not rejoice <i>therein</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-38.htm">Job 31:38,39</a></b></br> If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13</a></b></br> Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; <i>that</i> useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;</p><p class="hdg">brimstone</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a></b></br> Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></b></br> <i>And that</i> the whole land thereof <i>is</i> brimstone, and salt, <i>and</i> burning, <i>that</i> it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></b></br> Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: <i>this shall be</i> the portion of their cup.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/job/18-5.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-10.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/job/18-5.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/job/17-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-6.htm">Resides</a> <a href="/job/18-11.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Showered</a> <a href="/job/8-17.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Sulphur</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/job/19-11.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/job/29-22.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/job/18-21.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/job/41-22.htm">Resides</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Showered</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/luke/17-29.htm">Sulphur</a> <a href="/job/19-12.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/job/19-12.htm">Tent</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 ancient Near Eastern context, a tent was a symbol of one's home and livelihood. The imagery of fire residing in a tent indicates total destruction and loss. Biblically, fire often represents God's judgment, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a>). The idea of fire consuming a dwelling can also be seen as a metaphor for the consuming nature of sin and its consequences.<p><b>burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.</b><br>Burning sulfur, or brimstone, is frequently associated with divine wrath and judgment. The reference to sulfur raining down recalls the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, where God rained down sulfur and fire as a form of judgment (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a>). This imagery serves as a warning of the severe consequences of wickedness. In a broader biblical context, sulfur is also mentioned in prophetic visions of judgment, such as in <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a>, where it describes the fate of the unrepentant. The use of sulfur emphasizes the total and irreversible nature of divine judgment.<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 but ends up arguing with him. In this chapter, Bildad is speaking, offering a 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 undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_man's_tent.htm">The Wicked Man's Tent</a></b><br>Symbolic of the life and household of a person who lives in opposition to God's ways. Bildad uses this imagery to describe the ultimate destruction that befalls the wicked.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fire_and_brimstone.htm">Fire and Brimstone</a></b><br>Represents divine judgment and destruction. This imagery is often used in the Bible to depict God's wrath against sin.<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, a region in the ancient Near East where Job lived.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of fire and brimstone serves as a stark reminder of the reality of God's judgment against sin. It calls believers to live in reverence and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>Bildad's description, though harsh, underscores the biblical truth that living in opposition to God leads to destruction. This should motivate believers to pursue righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misapplication_of_truth.htm">Misapplication of Truth</a></b><br>While Bildad speaks truth about the fate of the wicked, he wrongly applies it to Job's situation. This teaches us to be careful in how we apply biblical truths to others' lives, ensuring we do so with discernment and compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_context_in_suffering.htm">The Importance of Context in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us that suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. We must seek God's wisdom in understanding the reasons behind our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While the imagery is severe, the broader biblical account offers hope through repentance and faith in Christ, who delivers us from the wrath to come.<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/does_brimstone_align_with_historical_records.htm">Job 18:15: Does the image of brimstone on a dwelling align with any archaeological or historical records of sulfur-based punishment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_satan's_identity.htm">What is Satan's identity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_fires.htm">What is the biblical perspective on house fires?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_satan.htm">What does the Bible say about Satan in Hell?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">It shall dwell in his tabernacle.</span>--Or, "There shall dwell in his tent they that are none of his," or "which is no longer his": <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>terrors shall dwell, or, "which is none of his" may hint that it had been violently taken from some one else. "Brimstone shall be scattered on his dwelling" is probably an allusion to the cities of the plain (Genesis 19).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his</span>; either, <span class="accented">it</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> terror) <span class="accented">shall dwell in his tabernacle</span> <span class="accented">which is no longer his</span>; or, <span class="accented">they shall dwell in his tabernacle that are none of his</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> strangers st, all inhabit the place where he dwelt heretofore (compare the Revised Version). <span class="cmt_word">Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation</span>. As God rained fire and brimstone out of heaven upon the cities of the plain (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a>), so shall brimstone be scattered upon his habitation to ruin and destroy it (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a>; <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/18-15.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">Fire</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְּלִי־</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bə·lî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as</span><br /><br /><span class="word">resides</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·kō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his tent;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·ho·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brimstone</span><br /><span class="heb">גָפְרִֽית׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1614.htm">Strong's 1614: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cypress-resin, sulphur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is scattered</span><br /><span class="heb">יְזֹרֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·zō·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss about, to diffuse, winnow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his home.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָוֵ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·wê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5116.htm">Strong's 5116: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/18-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 18:15 There shall dwell in his tent that (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/18-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 18:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 18:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/18-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 18:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 18:16" /></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>