Job 17:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.”
Job 17:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 17:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 17:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“if I have said to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ and ‘My sister,’”
Job 17:14 — World English Bible
Job 17:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou artmy mother, and my sister; ”
Job 17:14 — American Standard Version
Job 17:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“To corruption I have called: --`Thou <FI>art<Fi> my father.' `My mother' and `my sister' --to the worm.”
Job 17:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 17:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister! ”
Job 17:14 — Darby Translation
Job 17:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I shall say to corruption, Thou art my father, and to the worme, Thou art my mother and my sister.”
Job 17:14 — Geneva Bible
Job 17:14 in Context — Job 17
12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
What Does Job 17:14 Mean?
Job 17:14 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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