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Job 24:19 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Drought and heat consume the snow waters: {so doth} the grave {those which} have sinned. {consume: Heb. violently take}”

Job 24:19

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

17

For the morning {is} to them even as the shadow of death: if {one} know {them, they are in} the terrors of the shadow of death.

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. {consume: Heb. violently take}

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.

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