Reference

Job 24:19

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
17

For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

18

He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

19

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

20

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

21

He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction / Perishing Language
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Sheol / The Grave
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Counter-Arguments

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Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse uses "consume" metaphorically to describe the grave's action, which is a natural process of death and decay, not necessarily a theological destruction or perishing in the sense of divine judgment against the wicked.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse uses "the grave" as a direct comparison to a natural process of consumption, not necessarily as a theological statement about the ultimate destination or state of the dead.