Job 24:19 · KJV
“Drought and heat consume the snow waters: {so doth} the grave {those which} have sinned. {consume: Heb. violently take}”
— Job 24:19
He {is} swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
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.
Job 24 — Context
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.
18He {is} swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: {so doth} the grave {those which} have sinned. {consume: Heb. violently take}
20The 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.
21He evil entreateth the barren {that} beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Cross References
Psalms 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. {beauty: or, strength} {in the grave from...: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them}
Job 21:13
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. {in wealth: or, in mirth}
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
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;
Ecclesiastes 9:4-6
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, {Thou} fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? {thy...: Gr. do they require thy soul}
Psalms 68:2
As smoke is driven away, {so} drive {them} away: as wax melteth before the fire, {so} let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Job 21:23
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. {his...: Heb. his very, or, the strength of, his perfection}