Job 9:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.”
Job 9:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 9:26 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 9:26 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 9:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey.”
Job 9:26 — World English Bible
Job 9:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.”
Job 9:26 — American Standard Version
Job 9:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.”
Job 9:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 9:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.”
Job 9:26 — Darby Translation
Job 9:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They are passed as with the most swift ships, and as the eagle that flyeth to the pray.”
Job 9:26 — Geneva Bible
Job 9:26 in Context — Job 9
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.
26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
What Does Job 9:26 Mean?
Job 9:26 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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