Job 24:24 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They are exalted for a little while, and then are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all others are and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone And brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, And cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. American Standard Version (1901) They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain. Common English Bible They are exalted for a short time, but no longer. They are humbled then gathered in like everyone else; cut off like heads of grain. Catholic Public Domain Version They are lifted up for a little while, but they will not continue, and they will be brought low, just like all things, and they will be taken away, and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed. |