Job 24:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He is swift as the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: He beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [You say] Swiftly such men pass away on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; [no treader] turns into their vineyards. American Standard Version (1901) Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards. Common English Bible They are scum on the water’s surface; their portion of the land is cursed; no one walks down a path in the vineyards. Catholic Public Domain Version He is nimble on the surface of water. His place on land is to be accursed. May he not walk by way of the vineyards. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He is light upon the face of the water. Cursed be his portion on the earth. Let him not walk by the way of the vineyards. |
They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were washed away by a river.
They crush olives in their presses; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night.
I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.
They sweep by like boats made of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous;
Overflow your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer anything to restrain you.
If you don’t listen, and if you don’t take it to heart to honour my name,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart.