## like foam on the surface of the waters ##

This emphasizes how quickly God will cause the wicked to disappear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## their portion of the land is cursed ##

AT: "God curses the part of the land that they own" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## Drought and heat consume ... those who have sinned ##

Job compares the fact that snow waters disappear when it becomes warm to how sinners will disappear in sheol. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## Drought and heat ##

These two words describe essentially the same weather and are used together to describe it fully. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])

## consume ... consumes ##

"tear away ... tears away" or "destroy ... destroys"