Job 18:19

19 "Without son or grandson among his people, no one will remain in his dwellings.

Job 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Job 18:19

He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people
Neither son, nor son's son, or grandson; so the Targum, Jarchi, and Bar Tzemach; that is, he shall be childless, and have no heirs, successors, or survivors, to inherit his estate, bear and perpetuate his name among the people of his country, city, or neighbourhood. Bildad respects no doubt the present case of Job, who had lost all his children; but he was mistaken if he thought he should die so, for he had after this as many children as he had before:

nor any remaining in his dwellings;
being all dead, or fled from them, through the terror, desolation, and destruction in them. Aben Ezra and Bar Tzemach interpret them places in which he was a sojourner or stranger; and Mr. Broughton, nor remnant in his pilgrimage.

Job 18:19 In-Context

17 Memory of him will fade from the land, while abroad his name will be unknown.

18 He will be pushed from light into darkness and driven out of the world.

19 "Without son or grandson among his people, no one will remain in his dwellings.

20 Those who come after will be appalled at his fate, just as those there before were struck with horror.

21 "This is how things are in the homes of the wicked, and this is the place of those who don't know God."