Job 8:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”
Job 8:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 8:15 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 8:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 8:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He will lean on his house, but it will not stand. He will cling to it, but it will not endure.”
Job 8:15 — World English Bible
Job 8:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure. ”
Job 8:15 — American Standard Version
Job 8:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He leaneth on his house--and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it--and it abideth not.”
Job 8:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 8:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure. ”
Job 8:15 — Darby Translation
Job 8:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.”
Job 8:15 — Geneva Bible
Job 8:15 in Context — Job 8
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
What Does Job 8:15 Mean?
Job 8:15 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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