Job 20:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,”

Job 20:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 20:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Don’t you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,”

Job 20:4 — World English Bible

Job 20:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Knowest thou notthis of old time, Since man was placed upon earth, ”

Job 20:4 — American Standard Version

Job 20:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?”

Job 20:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth, ”

Job 20:4 — Darby Translation

Job 20:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Knowest thou not this of olde? and since God placed man vpon the earth,”

Job 20:4 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:4 in Context — Job 20

2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

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What Does Job 20:4 Mean?

Job 20:4 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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