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

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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.

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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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