Job 36:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.”
Job 36:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 36:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 36:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.”
Job 36:20 — World English Bible
Job 36:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place. ”
Job 36:20 — American Standard Version
Job 36:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Desire not the night, For the going up of peoples in their stead.”
Job 36:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 36:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off from their place. ”
Job 36:20 — Darby Translation
Job 36:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.”
Job 36:20 — Geneva Bible
Job 36:20 in Context — Job 36
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
What Does Job 36:20 Mean?
Job 36:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 36. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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