Job 18:16
Strong's Lexicon
The roots
שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו (šā·rā·šāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8328: 1) root 1a) root (literal) 1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig) 1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig)

beneath him
מִ֭תַּחַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

dry up,
יִבָ֑שׁוּ (yi·ḇā·šū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3001: 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness

and the branches
קְצִירֽוֹ׃ (qə·ṣî·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7105: 1) harvest, harvesting 1a) process of harvesting 1b) crop, what is harvested or reaped 1c) time of harvest 2) boughs, branches

above him
וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל (ū·mim·ma·‘al)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 4605: subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above

wither away.
יִמַּ֥ל (yim·mal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5243: 1) (Qal) to circumcise, become clipped, be circumcised, be cut off

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.

Young's Literal Translation
From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His roots below dry up, and his branches above wither away. 

New American Standard Bible
"His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above.

King James Bible
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.

New Living Translation
Their roots will dry up, and their branches will wither.

English Standard Version
His roots dry up beneath, and his branches wither above.

New American Standard Bible
"His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above.

King James Bible
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His roots below dry up, and his branches above wither away.

International Standard Version
His roots wither underneath, while his branches above are being cut off.

NET Bible
Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

American Standard Version
His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

English Revised Version
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

Young's Literal Translation
From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.
















Cross References
Job 15:30
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Job 15:32
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

Isaiah 5:24
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 14:20
Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

Hosea 9:16
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

Amos 2:9
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Malachi 4:1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 18:15
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Job 18:14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

Job 18:13
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
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