Job 10:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;”

Job 10:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 10:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 10:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“before I go where I will not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;”

Job 10:21 — World English Bible

Job 10:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Before I go whence I shall not return, Evento the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; ”

Job 10:21 — American Standard Version

Job 10:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,”

Job 10:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 10:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Before I go, and never to return, — to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; ”

Job 10:21 — Darby Translation

Job 10:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Before I goe and shall not returne, euen to the land of darkenesse and shadow of death:”

Job 10:21 — Geneva Bible

Job 10:21 in Context — Job 10

19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

20 Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

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What Does Job 10:21 Mean?

Job 10:21 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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