Job 21:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.”

Job 21:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 21:18 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 21:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 21:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?”

Job 21:18 — World English Bible

Job 21:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?”

Job 21:18 — American Standard Version

Job 21:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,”

Job 21:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 21:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Do they become as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?”

Job 21:18 — Darby Translation

Job 21:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shall be as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.”

Job 21:18 — Geneva Bible

Job 21:18 in Context — Job 21

16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

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What Does Job 21:18 Mean?

Job 21:18 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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