Job 24:19
17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
- KJV
- Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
- WEB
- Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.
- ASV
- Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [So doth] Sheol [those that] have sinned.
- DARBY
- Drought and heat consume snow waters; so doth Sheol those that have sinned.
- BLB
- [As] drought and heat tear away the waters of snow, [so] Sheol [does] to those who have sinned.
- ÅB
- Tørke og hete sluker snevann, dødsriket dem som synder.
- OTB
- Tørke og hete fortærer snøvannene,
Så fortærer dødsriket dem som har syndet. - B1930
- Tørke og hete sluker snevann, dødsriket dem som synder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Read in contextProverbs 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Read in contextLuke 16:22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Read in contextJob 21:13
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Read in contextPsalms 68:2
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:4–6
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Read in contextLuke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Read in contextJob 21:32–34
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
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