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so does Sheol those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Drought and heat consume the snow waters: <i>so doth</i> the grave <i>those which</i> have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As drought and heat consume the snow waters, <i>So</i> the grave <i>consumes those who</i> have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Dryness and heat snatch away the snow waters, <i>As</i> Sheol <i>snatches those who</i> have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Drought and heat consume the snow waters, <i>So does</i> Sheol <i>those who</i> have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Drought and heat seize the snow waters, <i>So does</i> Sheol <i>those who</i> have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Drought and heat consume the snow waters; <i>So does</i> Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) [consume] <i>those who</i> have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So doth Sheol those that have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Just as the heat of summer swallows the snow, the world of the dead swallows those who sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth Sheol those which have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Just as] drought and heat steal water from snow, so the grave steals people who sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As snow vanishes in heat and drought, so sinners vanish from the land of the living. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Drouth and heat consume the snow-waters: so doth the grave those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Drought—also heat—consume snow-waters, "" Sheol—[those who] have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Drought -- also heat -- consume snow-waters, Sheol those who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Dryness, also heat, will strip the snow waters: hades him sinning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let him pass from the snow waters to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat, and his sin, all the way to hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters, Sheol, those who have sinned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Drought and heat consume the snow waters; for they have sinned in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Drought and heat will seize the waters of the snow, into Sheol they have sinned<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Drought and heat consume the snow waters; So doth the nether-world those that have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>Let them be</i> withered upon the earth; for they have plundered the sheaves of the fatherless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3768" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job: Judgment for the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6723.htm" title="6723: ṣî·yāh (N-fs) -- Dryness, drought. From an unused root meaning to parch; aridity; concretely, a desert.">As drought</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2527.htm" title="2527: ḥōm (N-ms) -- Heat. From chamam; heat.">heat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1497.htm" title="1497: yiḡ·zə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To tear away, seize, rob. A primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.">consume</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê·mê- (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7950.htm" title="7950: še·leḡ (N-ms) -- Snow. From shalag; snow.">the melting snow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-csc) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">so Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">steals those who have sinned.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Proverbs 10:25</a></span><br />When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Hosea 13:3</a></span><br />Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Psalm 58:7-8</a></span><br />May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted. / Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7-8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-11.htm">James 1:11</a></span><br />For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a></span><br />Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Psalm 37:20</a></span><br />But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a></span><br />How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24</a></span><br />No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so does the grave those which have sinned.</p><p class="hdg">Drought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15-17</a></b></br> My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, <i>and</i> as the stream of brooks they pass away; … </p><p class="hdg">consume.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-23.htm">Job 21:23,32-34</a></b></br> One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Psalm 58:8,9</a></b></br> As a snail <i>which</i> melteth, let <i>every one of them</i> pass away: <i>like</i> the untimely birth of a woman, <i>that</i> they may not see the sun… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/22-20.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/job/12-15.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Drouth</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/job/21-32.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Snatch</a> <a href="/job/9-12.htm">Snatches</a> <a href="/job/9-30.htm">Snow</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-16.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Drouth</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/job/33-27.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/job/30-22.htm">Snatch</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Snatches</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Snow</a> <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Job 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Wickedness often goes unpunished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-17.htm">There is a secret judgment for the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As drought and heat consume the melting snow</b><br>This phrase uses vivid imagery to describe the inevitability and thoroughness of certain natural processes. In the ancient Near East, drought and heat were common and powerful forces that could devastate the land, much like the melting of snow in the mountains. The melting snow represents something temporary and fleeting, much like human life. The imagery suggests a natural order and inevitability, reflecting the transient nature of life and the certainty of death. This can be connected to other biblical passages that speak of the brevity of life, such as <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a>, which compares human life to grass that withers.<p><b>so Sheol steals those who have sinned</b><br>Sheol, in the Hebrew Bible, is often understood as the realm of the dead, a place where all souls go after death. It is depicted as a shadowy existence, not necessarily a place of punishment, but rather a state of separation from the living. The use of the word "steals" implies an unexpected or unwelcome taking, emphasizing the inevitability of death for those who have sinned. This reflects the biblical theme of sin leading to death, as seen in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, which states, "For the wages of sin is death." Theologically, this can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament understanding of Jesus Christ's victory over death and sin, offering eternal life to believers. The inevitability of Sheol for sinners underscores the need for redemption and the hope found in Christ's resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of darkness and shadow where the departed spirits reside.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/drought_and_heat.htm">Drought and Heat</a></b><br>Natural phenomena that symbolize destruction and the relentless passage of time, consuming what is temporary.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/melting_snow.htm">Melting Snow</a></b><br>Represents something transient and temporary, easily consumed by the heat, symbolizing the fleeting nature of life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sinners.htm">Sinners</a></b><br>Those who have turned away from God's commandments, facing the inevitable consequence of their actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_judgment.htm">The Inevitability of Judgment</a></b><br>Just as natural forces consume the snow, so too does divine justice inevitably address sin. This serves as a reminder of the certainty of God's judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_life.htm">The Transience of Life</a></b><br>Life is fleeting, much like melting snow. We are called to live with an eternal perspective, valuing what is lasting and eternal over temporary pleasures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin leads to spiritual death and separation from God. This passage encourages believers to seek repentance and live in obedience to God's commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_redemption.htm">Hope in Redemption</a></b><br>While the passage highlights the fate of sinners, it also points to the hope found in Christ, who offers redemption and eternal life to those who believe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_wisely.htm">Living Wisely</a></b><br>Understanding the brevity of life should motivate us to live wisely, making choices that honor God and reflect His righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_19-20's_view_of_the_grave_unique.htm">In Job 24:19-20, is the depiction of the grave consuming sinners consistent with or contradictory to other Old Testament views on divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_37_14-15_conflict_with_free_will.htm">Does Job 37:14-15's portrayal of God controlling weather conflict with biblical passages that emphasize human free will over divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_brimstone_align_with_historical_records.htm">Job 18:15: Does the image of brimstone on a dwelling align with any archaeological or historical records of sulfur-based punishment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">So doth the grave those which have sinned.</span>--Job had already spoken of the sudden death of the wicked as a blessing (<a href="/job/9-23.htm" title="If the whip slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.">Job 9:23</a>; <a href="/job/21-13.htm" title="They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.">Job 21:13</a>), as compared with the lingering torture he himself was called upon to undergo.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so doth the grave those which have sinned</span>. This rendering is further confirmed by the next verse. Accepting it, we must suppose Job to pass at this point to the consideration of the ultimate end of the wicked, though in ver. 21 he returns to the consideration of their ill doings. The heat and drought of summer, he says, consume and dry up all the water which comes from the melting of the winter's snows. So does Shoel, or the grave, absorb, and as it were consume, the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As drought</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6723.htm">Strong's 6723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aridity, a desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַם־</span> <span class="translit">(ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heat</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2527.htm">Strong's 2527: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consume</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגְזְל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḡ·zə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1497.htm">Strong's 1497: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the melting snow,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֗לֶג</span> <span class="translit">(še·leḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7950.htm">Strong's 7950: </a> </span><span class="str2">Snow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so Sheol</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">steals those who have sinned.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָֽאוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>