Job 21:33

NETBible

The clods of the torrent valley 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.


KJV
The clods
<07263>
of the valley
<05158>
shall be sweet
<04985> (8804)
unto him, and every man
<0120>
shall draw
<04900> (8799)
after
<0310>
him, as [there are] innumerable
<04557>
before
<06440>
him.
NASB ©

"The clods
<7263>
of the valley
<5158>
will gently
<4985>
cover
<4985>
him; Moreover, all
<3605>
men
<120>
will follow
<4900>
after
<310>
him, While countless
<369>
<4557> ones
go
before
<6440>
him.
LXXM
eglukanyhsan {V-API-3P} autw
<846> 
D-DSM
calikev {N-NPM} ceimarrou {N-GSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
opisw
<3694> 
PREP
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
pav
<3956> 
A-NSM
anyrwpov
<444> 
N-NSM
apeleusetai
<565> 
V-FMI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
emprosyen
<1715> 
PREP
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
anariymhtoi
<382> 
A-NPM
NET [draft] ITL
The clods
<07263>
of the torrent valley
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are sweet
<04985>
to him; behind
<0310>
him everybody
<0120>

<03605>
follows
<04900>
in procession, and before
<06440>
him goes a countless
<04557>

<0369>
throng.
HEBREW
rpom
<04557>
Nya
<0369>
wynplw
<06440>
Kwsmy
<04900>
Mda
<0120>
lk
<03605>
wyrxaw
<0310>
lxn
<05158>
ybgr
<07263>
wl
<0>
wqtm (21:33)
<04985>

NETBible

The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng.

NET Notes

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.