--- title: Job 18 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Job chapter 18 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/) / chapter 18 # Job 18 21 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [18:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.1/) — וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ — Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said: - [18:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.2/) — עַד־אָנָה ׀ תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּֽר׃ — How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak. - [18:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.3/) — מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה נִטְמִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ — Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed dull in your sight? - [18:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.4/) — טֹֽרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ בְּאַפּוֹ הַלְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָזַב אָרֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צוּר מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ — Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place? - [18:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.5/) — גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹֽא־יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃ — Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. - [18:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.6/) — אוֹרחָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָֽךְ׃ — The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp over him shall be put out. - [18:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.7/) — יֵֽצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃ — The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. - [18:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.8/) — כִּֽי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ — For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon the toils. - [18:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.9/) — יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּֽים׃ — A gin shall take him by the heel, and a snare shall lay hold on him. - [18:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.10/) — טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִֽיב׃ — A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. - [18:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.11/) — סָבִיב בִּֽעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃ — Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, and shall entrap him at his feet. - [18:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.12/) — יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃ — His trouble shall be ravenous, and calamity shall be ready for his fall. - [18:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.13/) — יֹאכַל בַּדֵּי עוֹרוֹ יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָֽוֶת׃ — It shall devour the members of his body, yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members. - [18:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.14/) — יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ — That wherein he trusteth shall be plucked out of his tent; and he shall be brought to the king of terrors. - [18:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.15/) — תִּשְׁכּוֹן בְּאָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי־לוֹ יְזֹרֶה עַל־נָוֵהוּ גָפְרִֽית׃ — There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. - [18:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.16/) — מִתַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירֽוֹ׃ — His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither. - [18:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.17/) — זִֽכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃ — His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad. - [18:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.18/) — יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ — He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. - [18:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.19/) — לֹא נִין לוֹ וְלֹא־נֶכֶד בְּעַמּוֹ וְאֵין שָׂרִיד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃ — He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. - [18:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.20/) — עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃ — They that come after shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before are affrighted. - [18:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.18.21/) — אַךְ־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עַוָּל וְזֶה מְקוֹם לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃ס — Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. - ← previous: [Job 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/17/) - next →: [Job 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/19/) - ↑ back to [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/)