Job 6:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!”

Job 6:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 6:9 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 6:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 6:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!”

Job 6:9 — World English Bible

Job 6:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! ”

Job 6:9 — American Standard Version

Job 6:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“That God would please--and bruise me, Loose His hand and cut me off!”

Job 6:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 6:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And that it would pleaseGod to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! ”

Job 6:9 — Darby Translation

Job 6:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That is, that God would destroy me: that he would let his hand go, and cut me off.”

Job 6:9 — Geneva Bible

Job 6:9 in Context — Job 6

7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

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What Does Job 6:9 Mean?

Job 6:9 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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