Verse List for JOB 24:24

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OET (OET-RV) They’re promoted for a while then they’re gone. ⇔ Then they’re cut down and gathered up like wheat, ⇔ ≈ then they wither like the stalks of grain.

OET-LV They _are _exalted a _little and_not _existing_he and_they _are _brought _low like_everyone they_are _contracted and_like_a _head _of ears _of _grain they _wither.

ULT They are exalted a little, then there is not to them; ⇔  indeed, they are brought low; ⇔ like all, they are gathered and, ⇔  like the tops of ears of grain, they are cut off.

UST Those evil people may prosper for a little while, ⇔  but suddenly they will be gone. ⇔ God will show that they were not greater than others. ⇔  God will make them die like all other people. ⇔ Then they will be like stalks of grain that farmers have cut off.

BSB & MSB They are exalted for a moment, ⇔  then they are gone; ⇔ they are brought low and gathered up like all others; ⇔  they are cut off like heads of grain.

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone. ⇔  Yes, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, ⇔  and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

NET They are exalted for a little while, ⇔ and then they are gone, ⇔ they are brought low like all others, ⇔ and gathered in, ⇔ and like a head of grain they are cut off.’

LSV They were high [for] a little, and they are not,
And they have been brought low. They are shut up as all [others],
And cut off as the head of an ear of grain.

FBV Though they may be illustrious for a while, soon they are gone. They are brought down like all others, cut off like the heads of grain.

T4T They prosper for a little while, ⇔  and then suddenly they are gone; ⇔  they disappear like weeds wither and die; ⇔  they are like [SIM] stalks of grain that have been cut off.

LEB • They are exalted a little while, then[fn] they are gone .[fn]
• And they are brought low; they are cut off like all others,
• and like the heads of grain they wither away.

BBE For a short time they are lifted up; then they are gone; they are made low, they are pulled off like fruit, and like the heads of grain they are cut off.

Moff [[Have patience! they will soon be gone, ⇔  brought low and bundled off like all the rest, ⇔  lopped like the ears of com.]]

JPS They are exalted for a little while, and they are gone; yea, they are brought low, they are gathered in as all others, and wither as the tops of the ears of corn.

ASV They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; ⇔ Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, ⇔ And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

DRA They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken.

YLT High they were [for] a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all [others] they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.

Drby They are exalted for a little, and are no more; they are laid low; like all [other] are they gathered, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

RV They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all other, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

SLT They were lifted up a little while, and they are not, and they were brought low; as all they will be drawn together, and as the head of an ear of grain they shall be cut off.

Wbstr They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all others , and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

KJB-1769 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.[fn][fn]

KJB-1611 They are exalted for a litle while, but [fn]are gone and brought low, they are [fn]taken out of the way as al other, and cut off as the tops of the eares of corne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps They are exalted for a litle, but shortly are gone, brought to pouertie, and taken out of the way, yea and vtterly pluckt of, as the eares of corne.
(They are exalted for a little, but shortly are gone, brought to poverty, and taken out of the way, yea and utterly plucked of, as the ears of corn.)

Gnva They are exalted for a litle, but they are gone, and are brought lowe as all others: they are destroyed, and cut off as the toppe of an eare of corne.
(They are exalted for a little, but they are gone, and are brought low as all others: they are destroyed, and cut off as the top of an ear of corn.)

Cvdl They are exalted for a litle, but shortly are they gone, brought to extreme pouerte, & take out of the waye: yee & vtterly plucte of as the eares of corne.
(They are exalted for a little, but shortly are they gone, brought to extreme poverty, and take out of the way: ye/you_all and utterly plucked of as the ears of corn.)

Wycl Thei ben reisid at a litil, and thei schulen not stonde; and thei schulen be maad low as alle thingis, and thei schulen be takun awei; and as the hyynessis of eeris of corn thei schulen be al to-brokun.
(They been raised at a little, and they should not stand; and they should be made low as all things, and they should be taken away; and as the hyynessis of ears of corn they should be all to-brokun.)

Luth Sie sind eine kleine Zeit erhaben und werden zunichte und unterdrückt und ganz und gar ausgetilget werden, und wie die erste Blüte an den Ähren werden sie abgeschlagen werden.
(They/She are a/one small time/period raised/exalted and become to_nothing and suppressed and all and even eradicated become, and as/like the first Blüte at/to the ears_of_grain become they/she/them abgeschlagen become.)

ClVg Elevati sunt ad modicum, et non subsistent: et humiliabuntur sicut omnia, et auferentur, et sicut summitates spicarum conterentur.[fn]
(Elevati are to modicum, and not/no subsistent: and they_will_be_humbled like everything, and they_will_be_taken_away, and like at_the_tops ear_of_cornrum they_will_be_crushed.)

UHB ר֤וֹמּוּ מְּעַ֨ט ׀ וְֽ⁠אֵינֶ֗⁠נּוּ וְֽ⁠הֻמְּכ֗וּ כַּ⁠כֹּ֥ל יִקָּפְצ֑וּ⁠ן וּ⁠כְ⁠רֹ֖אשׁ שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת יִמָּֽלוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Πολλοὺς γὰρ ἐκάκωσε τὸ ὕψωμα αὐτοῦ, ἐμαράνθη δὲ ὥσπερ μολόχη ἐν καύματι, ἢ ὥσπερ στάχυς ἀπὸ καλάμης αὐτόματος ἀποπεσών.

BrTr For his exaltation has hurt many; but he has withered as mallows in the heat, or as an ear of corn falling off of itself from the stalk.