Job 20:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?”

Job 20:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 20:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“yet he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’”

Job 20:7 — World English Bible

Job 20:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he? ”

Job 20:7 — American Standard Version

Job 20:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: `Where <FI>is<Fi> he?'”

Job 20:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? ”

Job 20:7 — Darby Translation

Job 20:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet shall hee perish for euer, like his dung, and they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is hee?”

Job 20:7 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:7 in Context — Job 20

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;

7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

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What Does Job 20:7 Mean?

Job 20:7 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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