Job 24:11

Job 24:11 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

11They crush olives among the terraces24:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.;

they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst.

11“Within the walls they produce oil;

They tread wine presses but go thirsty.

11Within the walls they produce oil;

They tread wine presses but thirst.

11“Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil;

They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst.

11They crush olives within their walls;

they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.

11They work very hard as they crush olives.

They stomp on grapes in winepresses,

but they are still thirsty.