Job 27:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;”

Job 27:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 27:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 27:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;”

Job 27:16 — World English Bible

Job 27:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay; ”

Job 27:16 — American Standard Version

Job 27:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,”

Job 27:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 27:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; ”

Job 27:16 — Darby Translation

Job 27:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,”

Job 27:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 27:16 in Context — Job 27

14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

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What Does Job 27:16 Mean?

Job 27:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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