Job 24:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.”
Job 24:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 24:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 24:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed in the earth. They don’t turn into the way of the vineyards.”
Job 24:18 — World English Bible
Job 24:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.”
Job 24:18 — American Standard Version
Job 24:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Light he <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.”
Job 24:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 24:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He is swift on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed on the earth: he turneth not unto the way of the vineyards.”
Job 24:18 — Darby Translation
Job 24:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He is swift vpon the waters: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyardes.”
Job 24:18 — Geneva Bible
Job 24:18 in Context — Job 24
16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17 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.
18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
20 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.
What Does Job 24:18 Mean?
Job 24:18 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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