Job 21:33
ContextNET © | The clods of the torrent valley 1 are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng. |
NIV © | The soil in the valley is sweet to him; all men follow after him, and a countless throng goes before him. |
NASB © | "The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him. |
NLT © | A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery. Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest and the earth gives sweet repose. |
MSG © | Gently lowered into expensive graves, with everyone telling lies about how wonderful they were. |
BBE © | The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him. |
NRSV © | The clods of the valley are sweet to them; everyone will follow after, and those who went before are innumerable. |
NKJV © | The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless have gone before him. |
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NET © | The clods of the torrent valley 1 are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The clods are those that are used to make a mound over the body. And, for a burial in the valley, see Deut 34:6. The verse here sees him as participating in his funeral and enjoying it. Nothing seems to go wrong with the wicked. |