Job 24:18–21
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18“But sinners are like bubbles on the surface of water.
Their share of the land is under God’s curse.
So no one goes to their vineyards.
19Melted snow disappears when the air is hot and dry.
And sinners disappear when they go down into their graves.
20Even their mothers forget them.
The worms in their graves eat them up.
No one remembers sinful people anymore.
They are cut down like trees.
21They mistreat women who aren’t able to have children.
They aren’t kind to widows.
Copyright 1998 International Bible Society
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“You say, ‘Swift are they on the face of the waters;
their portion is cursed in the land;
no treader turns toward their vineyards.
Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters;
so does Sheol those who have sinned.
The womb forgets them;
the worm finds them sweet;
they are no longer remembered,
so wickedness is broken like a tree.’
“They wrong the barren, childless woman,
and do no good to the widow.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Yet they are foam on the surface of the water;
their portion of the land is cursed,
so that no one goes to the vineyards.
As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow,
so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.
The womb forgets them,
the worm feasts on them;
the wicked are no longer remembered
but are broken like a tree.
They prey on the barren and childless woman,
and to the widow they show no kindness.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
They float on the surface of the water.
Their section of the land is cursed,
so that they never go to their vineyards.
As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow,
so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
The womb forgets them;
worms feed on them;
they are remembered no more.
So injustice is broken like a tree.
They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“But they disappear like foam down a river.
Everything they own is cursed,
and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards.
The grave consumes sinners
just as drought and heat consume snow.
Their own mothers will forget them.
Maggots will find them sweet to eat.
No one will remember them.
Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.
They cheat the woman who has no son to help her.
They refuse to help the needy widow.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“He himself is swift on the water’s surface;
their portion is cursed in the land.
No one turns toward the path of their vineyards.
Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters,
like Sheol snatches away those who have sinned.
The womb forgets him.
The maggot feasts on him until he is no longer remembered,
and wickedness is broken like a tree.
He feeds on the barren, who does not have a child,
and does no good to the widow.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
He is swift as the waters;
Their portion is cursed in the earth:
He beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters:
So doth the grave those which have sinned.
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.
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not:
And doeth not good to the widow.
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