Job 24:19
Drought and heat consume snow waters; so doth Sheol those that have sinned.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
In Context
Cross References
Job 6:15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,
Job 21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
Psalms 49:14Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
Psalms 68:2As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
Ecclesiastes 9:4For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Luke 16:22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Matthew Henry on Job 24:19-25
Ultimate Ruin of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. 20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. 22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he… Read the whole commentary →