Job 24:19 “As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those wh…”

Job 24:19

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

World English Bible

Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.

American Standard Version

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So doth Sheol those that have sinned.

Geneva Bible 1599

As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners.

Darby Translation

Drought and heat consume snow waters; so doth Sheol those that have sinned.

Young's Literal Translation

Drought — also heat — consume snow-waters, Sheol [those who] have sinned.

Bible in Basic English

Snow waters become dry with the heat: so do sinners go down into the underworld.

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Cross references

“Drought”

Job 6:15–17

Job 6:15–17 · BSB

But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

“so doth”

Psalm 49:14 Proverbs 14:32 Luke 16:22 Psalm 68:2 Ecclesiastes 9:4–6 Luke 12:20

Psalm 49:14 · BSB

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

Proverbs 14:32 · BSB

The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

Luke 16:22 · BSB

One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Psalm 68:2 · BSB

As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

Ecclesiastes 9:4–6 · BSB

There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Luke 12:20 · BSB

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

Also

Job 21:13

Job 21:13 · BSB

They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

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

In context

18They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

20The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

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