16 They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood.

Other Translations of Job 22:16

King James Version

16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

English Standard Version

16 They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away.

The Message

16 Where did it get them? They died young, flash floods sweeping them off to their doom.

New King James Version

16 Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?

New Living Translation

16 They were snatched away in the prime of life, the foundations of their lives washed away.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 22:16

Commentary on Job 22:15-20

(Read Job 22:15-20)

Eliphaz would have Job mark the old way that wicked men have trodden, and see what the end of their way was. It is good for us to mark it, that we may not walk therein. But if others are consumed, and we are not, instead of blaming them, and lifting up ourselves, as Eliphaz does here, we ought to be thankful to God, and take it for a warning.