Job 17:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.”

Job 17:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 17:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 17:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow.”

Job 17:7 — World English Bible

Job 17:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow. ”

Job 17:7 — American Standard Version

Job 17:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.”

Job 17:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 17:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And mine eye is dim by reason of grief, and all my members are as a shadow. ”

Job 17:7 — Darby Translation

Job 17:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Mine eye therefore is dimme for griefe, and all my strength is like a shadowe.”

Job 17:7 — Geneva Bible

Job 17:7 in Context — Job 17

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.

9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

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What Does Job 17:7 Mean?

Job 17:7 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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