Job 24:18-25
Christian Standard Bible
18 They float[a] on the surface of the water.
Their section of the land is cursed,
so that they never go to their vineyards.
19 As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow,
so Sheol(A) steals those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them;
worms feed on them;
they are remembered(B) no more.
So injustice is broken like a tree.
21 They prey on[b] the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.
22 Yet God drags away[c] the mighty by his power;
when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.
23 He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it,(C)
but his eyes(D) watch over their ways.
24 They are exalted for a moment, then gone;
they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else.[d]
They wither like heads of grain.(E)
25 If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar(F)
and show that my speech is worthless?
Job 24:18-25
English Standard Version
18 “You say, (A)‘Swift are they on the face of the waters;
their portion is cursed in the land;
no treader turns toward their vineyards.
19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters;
so does (B)Sheol those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them;
the worm finds them sweet;
they are (C)no longer remembered,
so wickedness is broken like (D)a tree.’
21 “They wrong the barren, childless woman,
and do no good to the widow.
22 Yet God[a] prolongs the life of the mighty by his power;
they rise up when they despair of life.
23 He gives them security, and they are supported,
and his (E)eyes are upon their ways.
24 They are exalted (F)a little while, and then (G)are gone;
they are brought low and gathered up like all others;
they are (H)cut off like the heads of grain.
25 If it is (I)not so, who will prove me a liar
and show that there is nothing in what I say?”
Footnotes
- Job 24:22 Hebrew he
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