Job 24:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.”

Job 24:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 24:8 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 24:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 24:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.”

Job 24:8 — World English Bible

Job 24:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.”

Job 24:8 — American Standard Version

Job 24:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge--have embraced a rock.”

Job 24:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 24:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and for want of a shelter embrace the rock...”

Job 24:8 — Darby Translation

Job 24:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They are wet with the showres of the moutaines, and they imbrace the rocke for want of a couering.”

Job 24:8 — Geneva Bible

Job 24:8 in Context — Job 24

6 Ils coupent le fourrage qui reste dans les champs, Ils grappillent dans la vigne de l’impie;

7 Ils passent la nuit dans la nudité, sans vêtement, Sans couverture contre le froid;

8 Ils sont percés par la pluie des montagnes, Et ils embrassent les rochers comme unique refuge.

9 On arrache l’orphelin à la mamelle, On prend des gages sur le pauvre.

10 Ils vont tout nus, sans vêtement, Ils sont affamés, et ils portent les gerbes;

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What Does Job 24:8 Mean?

Job 24:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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