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Job 24:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 24:18

Verse 18 of 25

Scripture focus

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

Commentary on Job 24:18

Theological / Devotional

Swift as the waters. This vivid phrase may suggest the figure of a light boat, or a piece of flotsam, or any other light object that moves noiselessly along the surface of the water. The quiet, rapid movements of a thief are compared with these. Or the idea may be that the wicked will be swept away like debris on a swifting-flowing river.

Their portion. That is, their manner of life, their way of obtaining a livelihood is deserving of execration.

The vineyards. Their vineyards will not produce. They have lived by plunder, and they deserve no subsistence from their wine presses.

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