Job 18:12 meaning and explanation

His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.

Job 18:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Bildad is speaking, the second of Job's three friends, and in this chapter he answers Job's complaint with a harsh poem about the fate of the wicked. Verse 12 belongs to that poem: the wicked man's strength drains away, and calamity stands ready beside him like a waiting servant.

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