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Job Chapter 21 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Job 21:18

That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
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BBE Job 21:18

How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?
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DARBY Job 21:18

Do they become as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
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KJV Job 21:18

They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
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WBT Job 21:18

They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
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WEB Job 21:18

That they are as stubble before the wind, As chaff that the storm carries away?
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YLT Job 21:18

They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away; rather, How oft is it that they are as stubble before the wind and as chaff etc.? The construction begun in the first clause of ver. 17 is carried on to the end of ver. 18. "Stubble" and "chaff" are ordinary figures for foolish and ungodly men, whom the blast of God's anger swoops away to destruction (comp. Exodus 15:7; Psalm 1:4; Psalm 35:5; Psalm 83:13; Isaiah 27:13; Isaiah 29:5; Isaiah 41:2, etc.).

Ellicott's Commentary