Job 24:19
Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so doth the nether-world those that have sinned.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 brook, as the channel of brooks that overflow,
Job 21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
Psalms 49:14(49-15) Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, that there be no habitation for it.
Psalms 68:2(68-3) As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked 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.
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 →