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.
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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