KJV ORIGINAL
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
All memory of him will disappear from the earth, and no one will speak his name in public places.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is describing how completely a wicked person will be forgotten - as if they never existed at all.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Bildad's second speech to Job, where he's describing the fate of the wicked. In ancient times, having your name remembered and spoken was incredibly important - it was a form of immortality. To have no remembrance or name meant complete erasure from history and legacy.
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