Job 28:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.”

Job 28:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 28:21 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 28:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 28:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.”

Job 28:21 — World English Bible

Job 28:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.”

Job 28:21 — American Standard Version

Job 28:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.”

Job 28:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 28:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.”

Job 28:21 — Darby Translation

Job 28:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen?”

Job 28:21 — Geneva Bible

Job 28:21 in Context — Job 28

19 No se igualará con ella esmeralda de Ethiopía; no se podrá apreciar con oro fino.

20 ¿De dónde pues vendrá la sabiduría? ¿y dónde está el lugar de la inteligencia?

21 Porque encubierta está á los ojos de todo viviente, y á toda ave del cielo es oculta.

22 El infierno y la muerte dijeron: Su fama hemos oído con nuestros oídos.

23 Dios entiende el camino de ella, y él conoce su lugar.

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What Does Job 28:21 Mean?

Job 28:21 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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