Job 17:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust. ”
Job 17:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 17:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 17:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol, or descend together into the dust?””
Job 17:16 — World English Bible
Job 17:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, When once there is rest in the dust. ”
Job 17:16 — American Standard Version
Job 17:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“<FI> To<Fi> the parts of Sheol ye go down, If together on the dust we may rest.”
Job 17:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 17:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, when [our] rest shall be together in the dust. ”
Job 17:16 — Darby Translation
Job 17:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall goe downe into the bottome of the pit: surely it shall lye together in the dust.”
Job 17:16 — Geneva Bible
Job 17:16 in Context — Job 17
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 17:16 Mean?
Job 17:16 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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