Job 36 - Compare Translations
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Job 36:1
KJVElihu also proceeded, and said,
WEBElihu also continued, and said,
YLTAnd Elihu addeth and saith: --
Job 36:2
KJVSuffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
WEB“Bear with me a little, and I will show you;
YLTHonour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God [are] words.
Job 36:3
KJVI will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
WEBI will get my knowledge from afar,
YLTI lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.
Job 36:4
KJVFor truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
WEBFor truly my words are not false.
YLTFor, truly, my words [are] not false, The perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.
Job 36:5
KJVBehold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
WEB“Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone.
YLTLo, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty [in] power [and] heart.
Job 36:6
KJVHe preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
WEBHe doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked,
YLTHe reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
Job 36:7
KJVHe withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
WEBHe doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous,
YLTHe withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And [from] kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,
Job 36:8
KJVAnd if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
WEBIf they are bound in fetters,
YLTAnd if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,
Job 36:9
KJVThen he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
WEBthen he shows them their work,
YLTThen He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,
Job 36:10
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Job 36:11
KJVIf they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
WEBIf they listen and serve him,
YLTIf they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.
Job 36:12
KJVBut if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
WEBBut if they don’t listen, they shall perish by the sword;
YLTAnd if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.
Job 36:13
KJVBut the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
WEB“But those who are godless in heart lay up anger.
YLTAnd the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.
Job 36:14
KJVThey die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
WEBThey die in youth.
YLTTheir soul dieth in youth, And their life among the defiled.
Job 36:15
KJVHe delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
WEBHe delivers the afflicted by their affliction,
YLTHe draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.
Job 36:16
KJVEven so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
WEBYes, he would have allured you out of distress,
YLTAnd also He moved thee from a strait place, [To] a broad place -- no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.
Job 36:17
KJVBut thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
WEB“But you are full of the judgment of the wicked.
YLTAnd the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld -- because of fury,
Job 36:18
KJVBecause there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
WEBDon’t let riches entice you to wrath,
YLTLest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.
Job 36:19
KJVWill he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
WEBWould your wealth sustain you in distress,
YLTDoth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.
Job 36:20
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Job 36:21
KJVTake heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
WEBTake heed, don’t regard iniquity;
YLTTake heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.
Job 36:22
KJVBehold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
WEBBehold, God is exalted in his power.
YLTLo, God doth sit on high by His power, Who [is] like Him -- a teacher?
Job 36:23
KJVWho hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
WEBWho has prescribed his way for him?
YLTWho hath appointed unto Him his way? And who said, `Thou hast done iniquity?'
Job 36:24
KJVRemember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
WEB“Remember that you magnify his work,
YLTRemember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld.
Job 36:25
KJVEvery man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
WEBAll men have looked on it.
YLTAll men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar.
Job 36:26
KJVBehold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
WEBBehold, God is great, and we don’t know him.
YLTLo, God [is] high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there [is] no searching.
Job 36:27
KJVFor he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
WEBFor he draws up the drops of water,
YLTWhen He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,
Job 36:28
KJVWhich the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
WEBWhich the skies pour down
YLTWhich clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.
Job 36:29
KJVAlso can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
WEBYes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds,
YLTYea, doth [any] understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?
Job 36:30
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Job 36:31
KJVFor by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
WEBFor by these he judges the people.
YLTFor by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.
Job 36:32
KJVWith clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
WEBHe covers his hands with the lightning,
YLTBy two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,
Job 36:33
KJVThe noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.
WEBIts noise tells about him,
YLTHe sheweth by it [to] his friend substance, Anger against perversity.
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