Job 20:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 20:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — World English Bible

Job 20:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — American Standard Version

Job 20:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — Darby Translation

Job 20:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He shall not see the riuers, nor the floods and streames of honie and butter.”

Job 20:17 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:17 in Context — Job 20

15 Devoró riquezas, mas vomitarálas; de su vientre las sacará Dios.

16 Veneno de áspides chupará; matarálo lengua de víbora.

17 No verá los arroyos, los ríos, los torrentes de miel y de manteca.

18 Restituirá el trabajo conforme á la hacienda que tomó; y no tragará, ni gozará.

19 Por cuanto quebrantó y desamparó á los pobres, robó casas, y no las edificó;

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What Does Job 20:17 Mean?

Job 20:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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