Job 24:18

Job 24:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
• New International Version (NIV)“Yet they are foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You say, 'Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.

Context of Job 24:18

16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. 17For 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. He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. 20The 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.

Job 24:18 word by word

קַֽל־ה֤וּא׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• swiftקַלqal · swiftH7031
• as the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• as the watersפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• their portionחֶלְקָהchelqâh · portionH2513
• is cursedקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• he beholdethפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• not the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• of the vineyardsכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754

Cross-references for Job 24:18

• Psalms 58:7Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
• Psalms 73:18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
• Isaiah 23:10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
• Deuteronomy 28:16Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
• Psalms 69:22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
• Proverbs 3:33The curse of Yhwh is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
• Malachi 2:2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Yhwh of Armies, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

Commentaries on Job 24:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18He is swift as the waters - Literally, Light is he on the face of the waters: and cursed shall be their portion on the earth, which Mr. Good translates: - Miserable is this man on the waters: Deeply miserable the lot of those on dry land. He beholdeth not the way of the vineyards - These no longer flourish or bring forth fruit. The labor of the vintage fails.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18He is swift as the waters - Noyes renders this, “They are as swift as the skiff upon the waters.” Dr. Good, “Miserable is this man upon the waters.” Wemyss, “Such should be as foam upon the waters.” Le Clerc says that there is scarcely any passage of the Scriptures more obscure than this, and the variety of rendering adopted will show at once the perplexity of expositors. Rosenmuller supposes that the particle of comparison (כ k ) is to be understood, and…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

Topics related to Job 24:18

• Adultery
• Homicide
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Covering
• Light
• Pluck
• Tread
• Job, Book of

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