Job 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?”

Job 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?”

Job 3:12 — World English Bible

Job 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck?”

Job 3:12 — American Standard Version

Job 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Wherefore have knees been before me? And what <FI>are<Fi> breasts, that I suck?”

Job 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Why did the knees meet me? and wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?”

Job 3:12 — Darby Translation

Job 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Why did the knees preuent me? and why did I sucke the breasts?”

Job 3:12 — Geneva Bible

Job 3:12 in Context — Job 3

10 Por cuanto no cerró las puertas del vientre donde yo estaba, ni escondió de mis ojos la miseria.

11 ¿Por qué no morí yo desde la matriz, o fuí traspasado en saliendo del vientre?

12 ¿Por qué me previnieron las rodillas? ¿y para qué las tetas que mamase?

13 Pues que ahora yaciera yo, y reposara; durmiera, y entonces tuviera reposo,

14 Con los reyes y con los consejeros de la tierra, que edifican para sí los desiertos;

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What Does Job 3:12 Mean?

Job 3:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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