Job 9:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.”
Job 9:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 9:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 9:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 9:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.”
Job 9:23 — World English Bible
Job 9:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent. ”
Job 9:23 — American Standard Version
Job 9:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.”
Job 9:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 9:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent. ”
Job 9:23 — Darby Translation
Job 9:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If the scourge should suddenly slay, should God laugh at the punishment of the innocent?”
Job 9:23 — Geneva Bible
Job 9:23 in Context — Job 9
21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
What Does Job 9:23 Mean?
Job 9:23 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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