Then Job answered and
said
,
Then Job answered,
Translation comparison
Job 23
17 aligned verses; 16 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
Even to
day
is my complaint bitter:
my
stroke
is heavier
than
my groaning.
"
Even today
is my complaint rebellious.
His
hand
is heavy
in
spite
of
my groaning.
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
I would order
my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would set
my cause in
order
before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say
unto
me.
I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would tell
me.
Will
he plead
against
me
with his great
power? No ;
but he would put
strength
in
me.
Would
he contend
with me
in
the
greatness
of
his power? No ,
but he would listen
to
me.
There the righteous
might dispute
with him ;
so should
I be delivered for
ever
from my judge.
There the upright
might reason
with him ,
So I should
be delivered forever
from my judge.
Behold,
I go forward
, but
he is not there; and
backward
, but
I cannot
perceive
him :
"If
I go east
, he is not there; If
west
, I can't
find
him ;
On
the
left
hand,
where
he doth
work
, but I cannot
behold
him :
he hideth
himself
on
the
right
hand
, that
I cannot
see
him :
He works
to
the
north
, but I can't
see
him ;
He turns
south
, but
I can't
catch
a
glimpse
of
him .
But he knoweth
the way that I take :
when he hath
tried me, I shall come forth as
gold.
But he knows
the way that I take .
When he has
tried me, I shall come forth like
gold.
My foot hath
held his steps ,
his way have I kept, and not declined
.
My foot has
held fast
to
his steps .
His way have I kept, and not turned
aside
.
Neither
have
I gone back from the commandment of his lips ;
I have esteemed
the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
I haven't
gone back from the commandment of his lips .
I have treasured
up
the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
But he is
in
one
mind
, and who can turn
him? and
what his soul desireth
, even that he doeth
.
But he stands
alone
, and who can oppose
him? What his soul desires
, even that he does
.
For he performeth
the
thing
that is appointed for me :
and
many such things are with him.
For he performs
that which
is appointed for me .
Many such things are with him.
Therefore am
I troubled
at his presence :
when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Therefore I am
terrified
at his presence .
When I consider, I am afraid of him.
For God maketh
my heart soft,
and
the Almighty troubleth
me :
For God has
made
my heart faint.
The Almighty has
terrified
me .
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath
he covered
the darkness from my face.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did
he cover
the thick
darkness from my face.
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