15 [a]Nothing of his dwells in his tent;
(A)Brimstone is scattered on his home.
16 His (B)roots are dried below,
And his (C)branch withers above.
17 (D)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name abroad.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:15 Another reading is Fire dwells in his tent

15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(A)
    burning sulfur(B) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(C)
    and his branches wither above.(D)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(E)
    he has no name(F) in the land.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains