job 18:6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

job 18:6 "The light in his tent is darkened, And his lamp goes out above him.

6. candle--the lamp which in the East is usually fastened to the ceiling. Oil abounds in those regions, and the lamp was kept burning all night, as now in Egypt, where the poorest would rather dispense with food than the night lamp (Ps 18:28). To put out the lamp was an image of utter desolation.

job 18:6 "The light in his tent is darkened, And his lamp goes out above him.

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