Job 7:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.”

Job 7:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 7:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 7:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.”

Job 7:15 — World English Bible

Job 7:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.”

Job 7:15 — American Standard Version

Job 7:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.”

Job 7:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 7:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.”

Job 7:15 — Darby Translation

Job 7:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore my soule chuseth rather to be strangled and to die, then to be in my bones.”

Job 7:15 — Geneva Bible

Job 7:15 in Context — Job 7

13 Cuando digo: Mi cama me consolará, mi cama atenuará mis quejas;

14 Entonces me quebrantarás con sueños, y me turbarás con visiones.

15 Y así mi alma tuvo por mejor el ahogamiento, y [quiso] la muerte más que mis huesos.

16 Aburríme: no he de vivir yo para siempre; déjame, pues que mis días son vanidad.

17 ¿Qué es el hombre, para que lo engrandezcas, y que pongas sobre él tu corazón,

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What Does Job 7:15 Mean?

Job 7:15 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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