Revised Version 1895
Job 24:19
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth Sheol those which 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 to all of them as the shadow of death; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death. 18He is swift upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he turneth not by the way of the vineyards. Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth Sheol those which have sinned. 20The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered: and unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree. 21He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
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צִיָּ֤ה גַם־חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי־שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 24:19
- Job 6:15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away;
- Job 21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet:
- Psalms 49:14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd: and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.
- Psalms 58:8Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
- Psalms 68:2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
- Ecclesiastes 9:4For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
- Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
- Luke 16:22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and 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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