Job 18:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 18:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 18:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 18:17 — KJV
“His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.”
— Job 18:17 (KJV)
Job 18:17 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 18:17
“And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. Peleg: that is Division”
Shares key themes with Job 18:17: earth, name
“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:17: earth, name
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion”
Shares key themes with Job 18:17: earth, name
“The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. grow: Heb. as fishes do increase”
Shares key themes with Job 18:17: earth, name
“And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. raised...: Heb. made thee stand”
Shares key themes with Job 18:17: earth, name
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