Job 21:18
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
In Context
19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it .
Cross References
Exodus 15:7And in the greatness of thy excellence thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Job 27:21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Psalms 35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them .
Psalms 83:14As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
Isaiah 17:13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God will rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Isaiah 40:24Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Matthew Henry on Job 21:18-27
Certain Punishments of the Wicked; Divine Sovereignty. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,… Read the whole commentary →