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Job 24:18 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 24:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 24 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He is swift as the waters ; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.”
Job 24:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 24:18
He is swift as the waters—Scholarly debate surrounds verses 18-24: is Job describing the wicked's deserved judgment (shifting to his friends' retribution theology), or citing their arguments sarcastically? The Hebrew qal-hu al-pene mayim (קַל־הוּא עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם) depicts something light/swift upon water's surface—either fleeting prosperity or swift judgment sweeping away like a flash flood. Context suggests Job may be quoting conventional wisdom about inevitable divine retribution.Their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards—The "portion" (chelqah, חֶלְקָה)...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 24:18
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“Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare”
“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”
“and if you will not lay it to heart”
“whose foundation was poured out as a stream”
“as the eagle that swoops on the prey.”
“but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.”
“and cursed shall you be in the field.”
“daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.”
“let their arrows be made blunt.”