Job 18:14He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts. He shall be brought to the king of terrors.
The setting
Ancient Uz (likely Jordan/Saudi Arabia border). Bildad continues his harsh speech, describing the fate of the wicked with poetic brutality...
The emotion here: frustrated anger disguised as religious wisdom
The original word
melek (מֶלֶךְ) — king, ruler with absolute authority over a domain
Why it matters
Ancient Near Eastern cultures personified death as a king with his own palace and court
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 18:14
Bildad is essentially calling Job wicked by describing what happens to evil people
Common misconceptionPeople think this is describing hell, but Bildad is talking about earthly destruction - losing home, family, and reputation before death.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 18:14
Bible Genome reading
Job 18:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 18:14 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Bildad. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include death, judgment. Notable phrases: king of terrors; rooted out. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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