Job 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?”
Job 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 3:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?”
Job 3:12 — World English Bible
Job 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck?”
Job 3:12 — American Standard Version
Job 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Wherefore have knees been before me? And what <FI>are<Fi> breasts, that I suck?”
Job 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Why did the knees meet me? and wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?”
Job 3:12 — Darby Translation
Job 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Why did the knees preuent me? and why did I sucke the breasts?”
Job 3:12 — Geneva Bible
Job 3:12 in Context — Job 3
10 Car elle n’a pas fermé le sein qui me conçut, Ni dérobé la souffrance à mes regards.
11 Pourquoi ne suis-je pas mort dans le ventre de ma mère? Pourquoi n’ai-je pas expiré au sortir de ses entrailles?
12 Pourquoi ai-je trouvé des genoux pour me recevoir, Et des mamelles pour m’allaiter?
13 Je serais couché maintenant, je serais tranquille, Je dormirais, je reposerais,
14 Avec les rois et les grands de la terre, Qui se bâtirent des mausolées,
What Does Job 3:12 Mean?
Job 3:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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