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Job 21:33

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33The clods of the valley are sweet to him;

everyone will follow after him,

and beforea him they are innumerable.b

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Footnotes

  1. aLiterally “to the faces of”
  2. bLiterally “there is not number”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The clods of the valley are sweet to him;

all mankind follows after him,

and those who go before him are innumerable.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The soil in the valley is sweet to them;

everyone follows after them,

and a countless throng goes before them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The dirt on his grave is sweet to him.

Everyone follows behind him,

and those who go before him are without number.

NLTNew Living Translation

A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery.

Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest,

and the earth gives sweet repose.

KJV 1900King James Version

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him,

And every man shall draw after him,

As there are innumerable before him.