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Job 24:19 Cross-References

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Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. consume: Heb. violently take

Job 24:19 (KJV)

Commentary on Job 24:19

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned—Job employs natural imagery to describe judgment's certainty. In ancient Near Eastern climate, snow-melt from mountain peaks (Lebanon, Hermon) provided crucial water; yet drought (tsiyah, צִיָּה) and heat (chom, חֹם) evaporate these waters swiftly. Similarly, Sheol (שְׁאוֹל, the grave/underworld) inevitably consumes sinners.The verb "consume" (gazal, גָּזַל) means to seize, snatch away, or plunder—Sheol actively takes sinners like drought steals moisture. This reflects Hebrew understanding of death as an active...

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