18They shall be as chaff before the face of the wind, and as ashes which the whirlwind scattereth.


In Context

15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what doth it profit us if we pray to him?

16 Yet because their good things are not in their hand, may the counsel of the wicked be far from me.

17 How often shall the lamp of the wicked be put out, and a deluge come upon them, and he shall distribute the sorrows of his wrath?

18 They shall be as chaff before the face of the wind, and as ashes which the whirlwind scattereth.

19 God shall lay up the sorrow of the father for his children: and when he shall repay, then shall he know.

20 His eyes shall see his own destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Job 21:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:18How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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