Job 24:24
Strong's Lexicon
They are exalted
ר֤וֹמּוּ (rō·wm·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7426: 1) to be exalted, be lifted up 1a) (Qal) to be exalted 1b) (Niphal) to lift oneself

for a moment,
מְּעַ֨ט ׀ (mə·‘aṭ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4592: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth

then they are gone;
וְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּ (wə·’ê·nen·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of

they are brought low
וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ (wə·hum·mə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4355: 1) to be low, be humiliated 1a) (Qal) to be low, be humiliated 1b) (Niphal) to sink 1c) (Hophal) to be brought low

and gathered up
יִקָּפְצ֑וּן (yiq·qā·p̄ə·ṣūn)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 7092: 1) to draw together, close, shut, shut up, stop up 1a) (Qal) to shut 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to draw oneself together (of death) 1b2) to be shut up to death 1c) (Piel) springing, skipping (participle)

like all others;
כַּכֹּ֥ל (kak·kōl)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

they are cut off
יִמָּֽלוּ׃ (yim·mā·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5243: 1) (Qal) to circumcise, become clipped, be circumcised, be cut off

like heads
וּכְרֹ֖אשׁ (ū·ḵə·rōš)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

of grain.
שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת (šib·bō·leṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7641: 1) flowing stream 2) ear (of grain), head of grain 2a) as growing 2b) cluster

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.

Young's Literal Translation
High they were [for] a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all [others] they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are exalted for a moment, then  they are gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like  everything else.  They wither like  heads of grain. 

New American Standard Bible
"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.

New Living Translation
And though they are great now, in a moment they will be gone like all others, cut off like heads of grain.

English Standard Version
They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like the heads of grain.

New American Standard Bible
"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else. They wither like heads of grain.

International Standard Version
They're exalted momentarily, but then they are gone; they are humbled, just like all the others. They are cut down like heads of corn.

NET Bible
They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.'

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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 other, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

Young's Literal Translation
High they were for a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all others they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.
















Cross References
Job 14:21
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

Job 21:33
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Psalm 37:10
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 24:23
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

Job 24:22
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

Job 24:21
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

Job 24:25
And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

Job 25:1
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

Job 25:2
Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
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