Job Chapter 22 verse 16 Holy Bible
Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
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Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters:
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Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;
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Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
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Who were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood!
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Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
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Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 16. - Which were cut down (rather, swept or snatched away) out of time; i.e. before their time, prematurely. Whose foundation was overflown with a flood. Some suppose an allusion to the general destruction of mankind by the Noachian Deluge; but perhaps no more is meant than that the supports of the wicked are ordinarily loosened and carried away by a flood of calamity. No single event need be referred to.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) Which were cut down out of time.--Or, which were snatched away before their time. It is generally supposed that there is an allusion here to the history of the Flood; if so, the reference is of course very important in its bearing on the age of that record, since the Book of Job can hardly fail to be very old itself.Whose foundation was overflown with a flood.--Or, upon whose foundation a stream was poured out; or, whose foundation became as a flowing stream; or, whose foundation is like a flowing stream: that is, their principles are infectious, and bear all before them.
