24Surely against a ruinous heap he will not put forth his hand; though it be in his destruction, one may utter a cry because of these things.


In Context

21 Thou art turned to be cruel to me: with the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it; and thou dissolvest me in the storm.

23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

24 Surely against a ruinous heap he will not put forth his hand; though it be in his destruction, one may utter a cry because of these things.

25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the needy?

26 When I looked for good, then evil came; and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Job 30:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:24Howbeit he will not stretch out [his] hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

30:24"Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:24But yet thou stretchest not forth thy hand to their consumption: and if they shall fall down thou wilt save.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

30:24Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:24Indeed, no prayer availeth when he stretcheth out his hand: though they cry when he destroyeth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:24Yet he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:24|However doesn't one stretch out a hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

30:24Surely not against the heap Doth He send forth the hand, Though in its ruin they have safety.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:24However, he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.