Job 17:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.”
Job 17:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 17:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 17:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 17:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.”
Job 17:6 — World English Bible
Job 17:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.”
Job 17:6 — American Standard Version
Job 17:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.”
Job 17:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 17:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he hath made me a proverb of the peoples; and I am become one to be spit on in the face.”
Job 17:6 — Darby Translation
Job 17:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee hath also made mee a byword of the people, and I am as a Tabret before them.”
Job 17:6 — Geneva Bible
Job 17:6 in Context — Job 17
4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
What Does Job 17:6 Mean?
Job 17:6 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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