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Job 24:19

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

KJV

Ad nimium calorem transeat ab aquis nivium, et usque ad inferos peccatum illius.

Vulgate

ἐπὶ γῆς ξηρά· ἀγκαλίδα γὰρ ὀρφανῶν ἥρπασαν.

LXX

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So dothSheolthose thathave sinned.

ASV

צִיָּ֤ה גַם חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
הֶחֱטִ֖יא
hchty'
verb · 237×
חֹ֣ם
chm
verb · 15×
יִּגְזֹ֤ל
ygzl
verb · 29×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
צִיָּ֖ה
tsyh
noun · 16×
שְׁא֣וֹל
sh'vl
verb · 66×
שָּֽׁלֶג
shlg
noun · 20×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 21:13 — They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
  • Luke 16:22 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
  • Prov 14:32 — The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
  • Ps 49:14 — Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
  • Ps 49:14 — Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.