Job 21:18

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

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 21:18

BSB
Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?
AKJV
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carries away.
CPDV
They will be like chaff before the face of the wind, and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.
ERV
That they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
NHEB
How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?
SMT
They shall be as straw before the wind, and as chaff the storm stole it away.

Commentary for Job 21:18

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 21:18
Summary
Wicked scattered like chaff
Event
Wicked swept away like debris
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Judgment