Job 21:33 “The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him,…”

Job 21:33

The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

World English Bible

The clods of the valley will be sweet to him. All men will draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.

American Standard Version

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

Geneva Bible 1599

The slimie valley shalbe sweete vnto him, and euery man shall draw after him, as before him there were innumerable.

Darby Translation

The clods of the valley are sweet unto him; and every man followeth suit after him, as there were innumerable before him.

Young's Literal Translation

Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

Bible in Basic English

The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him.

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Cross references

“sweet”

Job 3:17 Job 3:18

Job 3:17 · BSB

There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.

Job 3:18 · BSB

The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

“every man”

Hebrews 9:27 Job 30:23 Genesis 3:19 Ecclesiastes 1:4 Ecclesiastes 8:8 Ecclesiastes 12:7

Hebrews 9:27 · BSB

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Job 30:23 · BSB

Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

Genesis 3:19 · BSB

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 · BSB

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

Ecclesiastes 8:8 · BSB

As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 · BSB

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Also

Job 24:24 Job 3:22 Job 17:16

Job 24:24 · BSB

They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.

Job 3:22 · BSB

who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?

Job 17:16 · BSB

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

32He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.

34So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”

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