Job 22:16
Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
In Context
15Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
17Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
Cross References
Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis 7:18And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
Job 15:32It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be leafy.
Psalms 55:23(55-24) But Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in Thee.
Ecclesiastes 7:17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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 →