Job 22:16
Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
In Context
15Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden?
17Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing:
Cross References
Genesis 7:11In the six hundreth year of the life of Noe in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the flood gates of heaven were open:
Genesis 7:18For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.
Job 15:32Before his days be full he shall perish: and his hands shall wither away.
Psalms 55:23they are divided by the wrath Of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and
Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid.
Matthew 24:37And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew Henry on Job 22:16-21
Judgments Executed on the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire… Read the whole commentary →