Job 17:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.”

Job 17:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 17:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 17:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If I look for Sheol as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness,”

Job 17:13 — World English Bible

Job 17:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness;”

Job 17:13 — American Standard Version

Job 17:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If I wait--Sheol <FI>is<Fi> my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.”

Job 17:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 17:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If I wait, Sheol is my house; I spread my bed in the darkness:”

Job 17:13 — Darby Translation

Job 17:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Though I hope, yet the graue shall bee mine house, and I shall make my bed in the darke.”

Job 17:13 — Geneva Bible

Job 17:13 in Context — Job 17

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!

15 Mon espérance, où donc est-elle? Mon espérance, qui peut la voir?

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What Does Job 17:13 Mean?

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