Job 24:19
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Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
In other translations
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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