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Job 18:5

In Job 18 of Job.

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

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גַּ֤םgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.א֣וֹרorbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִדְעָ֑ךְyidakhebe extinctדָּעַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be extinct”, an unfinished actionH1846to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried upbe extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִ֝גַּ֗הּyigahlightenנָגַהּverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lighten”, an unfinished actionH5050to glitter; causatively, to illuminate(en-) lighten, (cause to) shine.שְׁבִ֣יבshevivsparkשָׁבִיבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “spark”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7632flame (as split into tongues)spark.אִשּֽׁוֹishvofireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.

World English Bible

“Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out. The spark of his fire won’t shine.

Darby Translation

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.

Douay-Rheims

Shall not the light of the wicked be extinguished, and the flame of his fire not shine?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, and their flame shall not go up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ φῶς ἀσεβῶν σβεσθήσεται, καὶ οὐκ ἀποβήσεται αὐτῶν ἡ φλόξ.

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