Job 24:19

Job: Judgment for the Wicked · Job 24:1–25
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Translations

Modern
As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
Traditional
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
Literal
As drought and heat tear away the waters of snow, so Sheol does to those who have sinned.
Latin
Ad nimium calorem transeat ab aquis nivium, et usque ad inferos peccatum illius.

Original

Hebrew
English
As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

Notes

These 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).

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