New International Reader's Version

Job 18:6-18 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

6. The lights in their tents become dark. The lamps beside those who are evil go out.

7. They walk more slowly than they used to. Their own evil plans make them fall.

8. Their feet take them into a net. They wander right into it.

9. A trap grabs hold of their heels. It refuses to let them go.

10. A trap lies in their path. A rope to catch them is hidden on the ground.

11. Terrors alarm them on every side. They follow them every step of the way.

12. Trouble would like to eat them up. Danger waits for them when they fall.

13. It eats away parts of their skin. Death itself feeds on their arms and legs.

14. They are torn away from the safety of their tents. They are marched off to the one who rules over death.

15. Fire races through their tents. Burning sulfur is scattered over their homes.

16. Their roots dry up under them. Their branches dry up above them.

17. No one on earth remembers them. Their names are forgotten in the land.

18. They are driven from light into darkness. They are thrown out of the world.