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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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King James Version
Job 20:7
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
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New Living Translation
yet they will vanish forever, thrown away like their own dung. Those who knew them will ask, ‘Where are they?'
yet they will vanish forever, thrown away like their own dung. Those who knew them will ask, ‘Where are they?'
English Revised Version
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Update Bible Version
Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung: Those that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung: Those that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
New Century Version
but they will be gone forever, like their own dung. People who knew them will say, ‘Where are they?'
but they will be gone forever, like their own dung. People who knew them will say, ‘Where are they?'
New English Translation
he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say, ‘Where is he?'
he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say, ‘Where is he?'
Webster's Bible Translation
[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they who have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?
[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they who have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?
World English Bible
Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
Amplified Bible
Yet he perishes forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
Yet he perishes forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
English Standard Version
he will perish forever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
he will perish forever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he schal be lost in the ende, as a dunghil; and, thei that sien hym, schulen seie, Where is he?
he schal be lost in the ende, as a dunghil; and, thei that sien hym, schulen seie, Where is he?
Berean Standard Bible
he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, 'Where is he?'
he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, 'Where is he?'
Contemporary English Version
they will disappear like dust, and those who knew them will wonder what happened.
they will disappear like dust, and those who knew them will wonder what happened.
American Standard Version
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Bible in Basic English
Like the waste from his body he comes to an end for ever: those who have seen him say, Where is he?
Like the waste from his body he comes to an end for ever: those who have seen him say, Where is he?
Complete Jewish Bible
but he will vanish completely, like his own dung — those who used to see him will ask, ‘Where is he?'
but he will vanish completely, like his own dung — those who used to see him will ask, ‘Where is he?'
Darby Translation
Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Easy-to-Read Version
But he will be gone forever like his own body waste. People who knew him will say, ‘Where is he?'
But he will be gone forever like his own body waste. People who knew him will say, ‘Where is he?'
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; they that have seen him shall say: 'Where is he?'
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; they that have seen him shall say: 'Where is he?'
King James Version (1611)
Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?
Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?
New Life Bible
he will be gone forever, like his own waste. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
he will be gone forever, like his own waste. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
New Revised Standard
they will perish forever like their own dung; those who have seen them will say, ‘Where are they?'
they will perish forever like their own dung; those who have seen them will say, ‘Where are they?'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet shall hee perish for euer, like his dung, and they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is hee?
Yet shall hee perish for euer, like his dung, and they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is hee?
George Lamsa Translation
Yet he shall perish for ever like a whirlwind; those who have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Yet he shall perish for ever like a whirlwind; those who have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Good News Translation
but they will be blown away like dust. Those who used to know them will wonder where they have gone.
but they will be blown away like dust. Those who used to know them will wonder where they have gone.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Like his own stubble, shall he utterly perish, They who had seen him, shall say, Where is he?
Like his own stubble, shall he utterly perish, They who had seen him, shall say, Where is he?
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the end he shall be destroyed like a dunghill, and they that had seen him, shall say: Where is he?
In the end he shall be destroyed like a dunghill, and they that had seen him, shall say: Where is he?
Revised Standard Version
he will perish for ever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
he will perish for ever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yet at a turne he perisheth for euer, insomuch that they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?
Yet at a turne he perisheth for euer, insomuch that they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?
For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?
Christian Standard Bible®
he will vanish forever like his own dung.Those who know him will ask, “Where is he?”
he will vanish forever like his own dung.Those who know him will ask, “Where is he?”
Hebrew Names Version
Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
Lexham English Bible
he will perish forever like his dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
he will perish forever like his dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
Literal Translation
he shall perish forever like his dung; they who see him shall say, Where is he?
he shall perish forever like his dung; they who see him shall say, Where is he?
Young's Literal Translation
As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: `Where [is] he?'
As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: `Where [is] he?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yet he perisheth at the last like donge: In so moch yt they which haue sene him, saye: Where is he?
yet he perisheth at the last like donge: In so moch yt they which haue sene him, saye: Where is he?
New American Standard Bible
He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
New King James Version
Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, "Where is he?'
Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, "Where is he?'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
Legacy Standard Bible
He perishes forever like his refuse;Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
He perishes forever like his refuse;Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'
Contextual Overview
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
perish: 1 Kings 14:10, 2 Kings 9:37, Psalms 83:10, Jeremiah 8:2
shall say: Job 14:10
Reciprocal: Job 4:20 - without Job 20:9 - The eye Job 21:28 - Where Job 27:19 - he openeth Psalms 41:5 - his name Psalms 52:5 - pluck Isaiah 41:12 - shalt seek Obadiah 1:4 - exalt Malachi 2:3 - spread Philippians 3:8 - but dung
Cross-References
Genesis 2:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 12:15
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 12:17
And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord , wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord , wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
Genesis 20:5
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung,.... Not only in this world, but in the world to come, both in his outward substance here, and in his body in the grave, and in his soul to all eternity, and that in the most shameful and disgraceful manner; he shall perish in his own corruption, and like his own dung inevitably, which is never returned to its place again: dead bodies were reckoned by the ancients as dung, and the carcasses of men are rather to be cast out than dung i; and the Arabians used, to bury in dunghills even their kings k; to which some l think the allusion is:
they which have seen him shall say, where [is] he? such as formerly gazed at him, in his prosperity, with wonder and amazement at his grandeur and greatness, now being removed from his outward splendour, or from the world, by death, ask where he is, not being able to see him in his former lustre, nor in the land of the living; see Job 14:10.
i Heraclitus apud Strabo. Geograph. l. 16. p. 539. k Strabo, ib. l Pineda in loc.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 20:7. He shall perish for ever — He is dust, and shall return to the dust from which he was taken. Zophar here hints his disbelief in that doctrine, the resurrection of the body, which Job had so solemnly asserted in the preceding chapter. Or he might have been like some in the present day, who believe that the wicked shall be annihilated, and the bodies of the righteous only be raised from the dead; but I know of no scripture by which such a doctrine is confirmed.
Like his own dung — His reputation shall be abominable, and his putrid carcass shall resemble his own excrement. A speech that partakes as much of the malevolence as of the asperity of Zophar's spirit.
