Job 24:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.”
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“As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So dothSheolthose thathave sinned.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Drought--also heat--consume snow-waters, Sheol <FI>those who<Fi> have sinned.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 24:19 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 6:15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
- Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
- Job 21:23One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.
- Job 21:32He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
- Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
- Psalms 58:8Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
- Psalms 68:2As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Ecclesiastes 9:4There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
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