Christian Standard Bible
Job 24:19
19As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
Job 24:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
- New International Version (NIV)As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned.
Context of Job 24:19
17For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness! 18They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards. As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. 20The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree. 21They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
Read all of Job 24Job 24:19 word by word
צִיָּ֤ה גַם־חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי־שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 24:19
- Job 6:15My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi, as seasonal streams that overflow
- Job 21:23One person dies in excellent health, completely secure and at ease.
- Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
- Psalms 58:8Like a slug that moves along in slime, like a woman’s miscarried child, may they not see the sun.
- Psalms 68:2As smoke is blown away, so you blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.
- Ecclesiastes 9:4But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared — whose will they be?’
- Luke 16:22One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
Commentaries on Job 24:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Drought and heat consume the snow-waters - The public cisterns or large tanks which had been filled with water by the melting of the snow on the mountains, and which water was stored for the irrigation of their lands, had been entirely exhausted by the intensity of the heat, and the long continuance of drought. So doth the grave those which have sinned - For this whole paragraph we have only two words in the original; viz., חטאו שאול sheol chatau, "the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Drought and heat consume the snow-waters - Margin, “violently take;” see the notes at Job 6:17. The word rendered “consume,” and in the margin “violently take” (יגזלו yı̂gâzelû ), means properly to strip off, as skin from the flesh; and then to pluck or tear away by force; to strip, to spoil, to rob. The meaning here is, that the heat seems to seize and carry away the snow waters - to bear them off, as a plunderer does spoil. There is much poetic beauty…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Sometimes how gradual is the decay, how quiet the departure of a wicked person, how is he honoured, and how soon are all his cruelties and oppressions forgotten! They are taken off with other men, as the harvestman gathers the ears of corn as they come to hand. There will often appear much to resemble the wrong view of Providence Job takes in this chapter. But we are taught by the word of inspiration, that these notions are formed in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-24These ideas seem to go against Job's observations. Some scholars think Bildad or Zophar might have said them. However, Job might have been speaking against evil people, making fun of his friends' opinions by quoting them. Or he might have meant that the fate of evil people also affects those in a right relationship with God. His friends described this earlier (5:2–7; 15:17–25; 8:8–19; 18:5–21; 20:4–29; 21:23–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-242-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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