Job 17:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.”
Job 17:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 17:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 17:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 17:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness.”
Job 17:12 — World English Bible
Job 17:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They change the night into day: The light, say they, is near unto the darkness.”
Job 17:12 — American Standard Version
Job 17:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Night for day they appoint, Light <FI>is<Fi> near because of darkness.”
Job 17:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 17:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They change the night into day; the light [they imagine] near in presence of the darkness.”
Job 17:12 — Darby Translation
Job 17:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Haue changed the nyght for the day, and the light that approched, for darkenesse.”
Job 17:12 — Geneva Bible
Job 17:12 in Context — Job 17
10 Mais vous tous, revenez à vos mêmes discours, Et je ne trouverai pas un sage parmi vous.
11 Quoi! Mes jours sont passés, mes projets sont anéantis, Les projets qui remplissaient mon cœur…
12 Et ils prétendent que la nuit c’est le jour, Que la lumière est proche quand les ténèbres sont là!
13 C’est le séjour des morts que j’attends pour demeure, C’est dans les ténèbres que je dresserai ma couche;
14 Je crie à la fosse: Tu es mon père! Et aux vers: Vous êtes ma mère et ma sœur!
What Does Job 17:12 Mean?
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