Job 16:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.”

Job 16:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 16:2 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 16:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 16:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters!”

Job 16:2 — World English Bible

Job 16:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all.”

Job 16:2 — American Standard Version

Job 16:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have heard many such things, Miserable comforters <FI>are<Fi> ye all.”

Job 16:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 16:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have heard many such things: grievous comforters are ye all.”

Job 16:2 — Darby Translation

Job 16:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue oft times heard such things: miserable comforters are ye all.”

Job 16:2 — Geneva Bible

Job 16:2 in Context — Job 16

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

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What Does Job 16:2 Mean?

Job 16:2 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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