Job 7:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”
Job 7:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 7:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 7:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 7:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,”
Job 7:17 — World English Bible
Job 7:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him, ”
Job 7:17 — American Standard Version
Job 7:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“What <FI>is<Fi> man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?”
Job 7:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 7:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him? ”
Job 7:17 — Darby Translation
Job 7:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“What is man, that thou doest magnifie him, and that thou settest thine heart vpon him?”
Job 7:17 — Geneva Bible
Job 7:17 in Context — Job 7
15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
16 I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
What Does Job 7:17 Mean?
Job 7:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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