Job 27:18

Easy To Read Version

An evil man might build a house,\par but it will not last a long time.\par It will be like a spider’s web\par or a watchman’s tent.\par

Cross References

Job 18:14

The evil person will be taken away\par from the safety of his house.\par He will be led away to meet\par the king of terrors.\par

Isaiah 1:8

The Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem) is now like an empty tent left in a field of grapes. It is like an old house left in a field of cucumbers. It is like a city that has been defeated by enemies.”

Isaiah 38:12

My home, my shepherd’s tent,\par is being pulled down\par and taken from me.\par I am finished\par like the cloth a man rolls up\par and cuts from the loom. {\cf2\super [367]} \par You finished my life in such a short time!\par

Isaiah 51:8

Why? Because they will be like\par old clothes.\par Moths will eat them.\par They will be like wool.\par Worms will eat them.\par But my goodness will continue forever.\par My salvation will continue\par forever and ever.”\par

Lamentations 2:6

The Lord pulled up his own tent {\cf2\super [13]} \par as if it were a garden.\par He has ruined the place where the people\par went to meet to worship him.\par The Lord has made people forget\par the special assemblies\par and special days of rest {\cf2\super [14]} in Zion.\par The Lord rejected the king and the priests.\par He was angry and rejected them.\par