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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They will have neither children nor grandchildren, nor any survivor in the place where they lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He has no posterity or progeny among his people, and no survivor where he used to live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He has no offspring or descendants among his people, Nor any survivor where he resided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He has no offspring or posterity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He has no offspring or posterity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has neither offspring nor posterity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He has no offspring or prosperity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has no children or descendants among his people, no survivor where he used to live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has no children or descendants among his people, no survivor where he used to live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />without any children to carry on their name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, nor any remaining where he sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will not have any children or descendants among his people or any survivor where he used to live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They have no descendants, no survivors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has no children or descendants within his own people; and no survivors where he once lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has neither children nor descendants among his people, no survivor in those places he once stayed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining where he sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will have neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining where he lived. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has no continuator, "" Nor successor among his people, "" And none is remaining in his dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath no continuator, Nor successor among his people, And none is remaining in his dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />No offspring to him, and no progeny among his people, and not a survivor in his dwellings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His seed shall not subsist, nor his offspring among his people, nor any remnants in his country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither his offspring, nor his descendents, will exist among his people, nor will there be any remnants in his country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has neither offshoot nor offspring among his people, no survivor where once he dwelt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They have no offspring or descendant among their people, and no survivor where they used to live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall neither have name nor remembrance among the people, nor any survivor in his dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He has no name and no memory among the people and he has no survivor in his dwelling<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He shall not be known among his people, nor his house preserved on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/18-19.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=2804" 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">18</span>He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He has no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5209.htm" title="5209: nîn (N-ms) -- Offspring, posterity. From nuwn; progeny.">offspring</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5220.htm" title="5220: ne·ḵeḏ (N-ms) -- Progeny, posterity. From an unused root meaning to propagate; offspring.">or posterity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: bə·‘am·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">among his people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: rîḏ (N-ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">survivor</a> <a href="/hebrew/4033.htm" title="4033: bim·ḡū·rāw (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Or magur; from guwr in the sense of lodging; a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence.">where he once lived.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.…<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/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/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-30.htm">Jeremiah 22:30</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”<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/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/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="/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="/1_samuel/2-31.htm">1 Samuel 2:31-33</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in it will reach old age. / You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age. / And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10</a></span><br />Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">2 Kings 9:8</a></span><br />The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.<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="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a></span><br />Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-7.htm">Luke 13:7</a></span><br />So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’<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="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.</p><p class="hdg">neither</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-19.htm">Job 1:19</a></b></br> And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4</a></b></br> If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-13.htm">Job 42:13-16</a></b></br> He had also seven sons and three daughters… </p><p class="hdg">nor any</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-26.htm">Job 20:26-28</a></b></br> All darkness <i>shall be</i> hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8,9</a></b></br> Woe unto them that join house to house, <i>that</i> lay field to field, till <i>there be</i> no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Continuator</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-5.htm">Descendant</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-3.htm">Grandson</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Nephew</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Once</a> <a href="/job/16-19.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-10.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Sojourned</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-40.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-7.htm">Successor</a> <a href="/ezra/1-4.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/29-21.htm">Continuator</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Descendant</a> <a href="/job/21-8.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/job/18-21.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Family</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Grandson</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Live</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Nephew</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/job/33-14.htm">Once</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/21-10.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Sojourned</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-12.htm">Successor</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/job/36-14.htm">Used</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>He has no offspring or posterity among his people</b><br>This phrase reflects the cultural and historical importance of lineage and descendants in ancient Near Eastern societies, including Israel. In biblical times, having offspring was seen as a sign of blessing and continuity of one's name and legacy. The absence of descendants was often viewed as a curse or a sign of divine disfavor. This idea is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18</a>, where the lack of offspring is listed among the curses for disobedience. Theologically, this can be seen as a reflection of the ultimate judgment and separation from God's covenant community. In the context of Job, Bildad is suggesting that Job's suffering and loss are evidence of divine judgment, though the broader narrative of Job challenges this simplistic understanding of suffering.<p><b>no survivor where he once lived</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the totality of the loss and the erasure of one's presence and influence in their community. In the ancient world, one's land and home were integral to their identity and legacy. The absence of a survivor means that there is no one to carry on the family name or maintain the family property, which was a significant concern in biblical times. This idea is also seen in the story of Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings 21), where the inheritance of land is a central issue. Theologically, this can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual desolation and the ultimate consequence of sin, which is separation from God and His promises. In the broader biblical narrative, this points to the need for redemption and restoration, themes that are fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, who restores what was lost and offers eternal life to those who believe.<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 immense suffering and loss.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In this context, Bildad is describing the fate of the wicked, implying that Job's suffering is due to his own wrongdoing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/posterity.htm">Posterity</a></b><br>Refers to descendants or future generations, which Bildad claims the wicked will lack.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>Bildad's speech serves as a reminder of the biblical principle that sin can lead to severe consequences, including the loss of legacy and posterity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misinterpretation_of_suffering.htm">Misinterpretation of Suffering</a></b><br>While Bildad attributes Job's suffering to sin, the broader account of Job teaches us that suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. We must be cautious in how we interpret the suffering of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_legacy.htm">The Importance of Legacy</a></b><br>This passage challenges us to consider the legacy we are leaving behind. Are we living in a way that honors God and blesses future generations?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>While Bildad's understanding is limited, the Bible assures us that God is just and sovereign, and His ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_counsel.htm">Compassionate Counsel</a></b><br>Bildad's harsh words remind us of the importance of offering compassionate and wise counsel to those who are suffering.<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/what_does_'behemoth'_mean.htm">What does 'behemoth' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_21_19-21_clash_with_individual_sin.htm">In Job 21:19-21, does the idea of children suffering for a parent's wrongdoing clash with other biblical teachings on individual responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/job_32_16-22__later_insertion_clues.htm">Job 32:16-22 - Are there any textual or historical clues suggesting this chapter might be a later insertion, potentially creating inconsistencies within the book?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_galilee's_role_in_the_bible.htm">Why did God command killing Midianites, including children?</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>(19) <span class= "bld">He shall have neither son nor nephew.</span>--"He shall have neither his own son's son among his people, nor any remaining, where he sojourned."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people</span>; rather, nor <span class="accented">grandson</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "his posterity shall be clean put out" (<a href="/psalms/109-14.htm">Psalm 109:14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Nor any remaining in his dwellings</span>; rather, <span class="accented">in the places where he sojourned</span> (compare the Revised Version, which gives "in his sojournings"). It is implied that the wicked man shall be a vagabond, without a home, sojourning now here, now there, for a short time. Neither among his own people, nor in these places of his temporary abode, shall he leave any descendant. Bildad probably intends to glance at the destruction of Job's children (<a href="/job/1-19.htm">Job 1:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/18-19.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">He has no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֘א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">offspring</span><br /><span class="heb">נִ֤ין</span> <span class="translit">(nîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5209.htm">Strong's 5209: </a> </span><span class="str2">Offspring, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or posterity</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣כֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḵeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5220.htm">Strong's 5220: </a> </span><span class="str2">Progeny, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among his people,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘am·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">survivor</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂ֝רִ֗יד</span> <span class="translit">(rîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> </span><span class="str2">A survivor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where he once lived.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(bim·ḡū·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4033.htm">Strong's 4033: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/18-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 18:19 He shall have neither son nor grandson (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/18-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 18:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 18:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/18-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 18:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 18:20" /></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>