Job 17:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.”
Job 17:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 17:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 17:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol, or descend together into the dust?””
Job 17:16 — World English Bible
Job 17:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, When once there is rest in the dust.”
Job 17:16 — American Standard Version
Job 17:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“<FI> To<Fi> the parts of Sheol ye go down, If together on the dust we may rest.”
Job 17:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 17:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, when [our] rest shall be together in the dust.”
Job 17:16 — Darby Translation
Job 17:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall goe downe into the bottome of the pit: surely it shall lye together in the dust.”
Job 17:16 — Geneva Bible
Job 17:16 in Context — Job 17
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?
16 Elle descendra vers les portes du séjour des morts, Quand nous irons ensemble reposer dans la poussière.
What Does Job 17:16 Mean?
Job 17:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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