Job 21:33
Strong's Lexicon
The clods
רִגְבֵ֫י (riḡ·ḇê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7263: 1) clod (of earth)

of the valley
נָ֥חַל (nā·ḥal)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5158: 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) 2) palm-tree 2a) meaning dubious

are sweet
מָֽתְקוּ־ (mā·ṯə·qū-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4985: 1) to be or become sweet or pleasing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or become sweet 1a2) to be or become pleasant 1a3) to suck 1b) (Hiphil) to give sweet taste

to him;
ל֗וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

everyone
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

follows
יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ (yim·šō·wḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4900: 1) to draw, drag, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw (and lift out), drag along, lead along, drag or lead off, draw down 1a2) to draw (the bow) 1a3) to proceed, march 1a4) to draw out or give (a sound) 1a5) to draw out, prolong, continue 1a6) to trail (seed in sowing) 1a7) to cheer, draw, attract, gratify 1b) (Niphal) to be drawn out 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be drawn out, be postponed, be deferred 1c2) to be tall

behind him,
וְ֭אַחֲרָיו (wə·’a·ḥă·rāw)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after

and those before him
וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו (ū·lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

are without
אֵ֣ין (’ên)
Adverb
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

number.
מִסְפָּֽר׃ (mis·pār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4557: 1) number, tale 1a) number 1a1) number 1a2) innumerable (with negative) 1a3) few, numerable (alone) 1a4) by count, in number, according to number (with prep) 1b) recounting, relation

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.

Young's Literal Translation
Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The dirt on his grave is   sweet to  him. Everyone follows behind  him, and those who go before  him are without  number.

New American Standard Bible
"The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones [go] before him.

King James Bible
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as [there are] innumerable before him.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all mankind follows after him, and those who go before him are innumerable.

New American Standard Bible
"The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him.

King James Bible
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The dirt on his grave is sweet to him. Everyone follows behind him, and those who go before him are without number.

International Standard Version
The runoff from the streams will seem sweet to him; everyone will follow after him; countless crows march ahead of him.

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

American Standard Version
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

English Revised Version
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and all men shall draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.

Young's Literal Translation
Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.
















Cross References
Job 3:19
The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

Job 3:22
Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

Job 17:16
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

Job 21:32
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

Job 24:24
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.

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 21:31
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

Job 21:30
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

Job 21:34
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

Job 22:1
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

Job 22:2
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
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