Job 37:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.”

Job 37:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 37:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 37:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Will it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?”

Job 37:20 — World English Bible

Job 37:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?”

Job 37:20 — American Standard Version

Job 37:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.”

Job 37:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 37:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man [so] say, surely he shall be swallowed up.”

Job 37:20 — Darby Translation

Job 37:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?”

Job 37:20 — Geneva Bible

Job 37:20 in Context — Job 37

18 ¿Extendiste tú con él los cielos, firmes como un espejo sólido?

19 Muéstranos qué le hemos de decir; [porque] nosotros no podemos componer [las ideas] á causa de las tinieblas.

20 ¿Será preciso contarle cuando yo hablaré? Por más que el hombre razone, quedará como abismado.

21 He aquí aún: no se puede mirar la luz esplendente en los cielos, luego que pasa el viento y los limpia,

22 Viniendo de la parte del norte la dorada claridad. En Dios hay una majestad terrible.

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What Does Job 37:20 Mean?

Job 37:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 37. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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