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Job 18:4

18:3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? himself: Heb. his soul

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You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

He tears himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for you? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

18:5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

What does Job 18:4 mean?

Job 18:4 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טָרַף (ṭâraph), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), אַף (ʼaph). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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He
tearethטָרַףṭâraph/taw-raf'/H2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
himselfנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
in
his
anger:אַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
shall
the
earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
be
forsakenעָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
for
thee?
and
shall
the
rockצוּרtsûwr/tsoor/H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
be
removedעָתַקʻâthaq/aw-thak'/H6275to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe
out
of
his
place?מָקוֹםmâqôwm/maw-kome'/H4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
himself:
Heb.
his
soul

Commentary on Job 18:4

HENRY_FULL · Job 18:4
ceases not, but none of his friends bring him any oil, any balm; Zophar, the third, pours into them as much vinegar as the two former had done. I. He exhibits a very high charge against Job, as proud and false in justifying himself, ver. 1-4 . II. He appeals to God for his conviction, and begs that God would take him to task ( ver. 5 ) and that Job might be made sensible, 1. Of God's unerring wisdom and his inviolable justice, ver. 6 . 2. Of his unsearchable perfections, ver. 7-9 . 3. Of his incontestable sovereignty and uncontrollable power, ver. 10 . 4. Of the cognizance he takes of the children of men, ver. 11, 12 . III. He assures him that, upon his repentance and reformation ( ver. 13, 14 ), God would restore him to his former prosperity and safety ( ver. 15-19 ); but that, if he were wicked it was in vain to expect it, ver. 20 . The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Job 16:3

Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? vain: Heb. words of wind

Job 18:2

How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Acts 17:18

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say?1161 other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. babbler: or, base fellow

James 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 18:4.

Deuteronomy 31:17

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Genesis 32:30

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Peniel: that is, The face of God

Genesis 49:6

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. digged: or, houghed oxen

Job 14:18

And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. cometh: Heb. fadeth

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What does Job 18:4 say?

Job 18:4 (King James Version) reads: "He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? himself: Heb. his soul"

Is Job 18:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 18:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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