Job 9:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.”

Job 9:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 9:23 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 9:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 9:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.”

Job 9:23 — World English Bible

Job 9:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent.”

Job 9:23 — American Standard Version

Job 9:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.”

Job 9:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 9:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.”

Job 9:23 — Darby Translation

Job 9:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If the scourge should suddenly slay, should God laugh at the punishment of the innocent?”

Job 9:23 — Geneva Bible

Job 9:23 in Context — Job 9

21 Innocent! Je le suis; mais je ne tiens pas à la vie, Je méprise mon existence.

22 Qu’importe après tout? Car, j’ose le dire, Il détruit l’innocent comme le coupable.

23 Si du moins le fléau donnait soudain la mort!… Mais il se rit des épreuves de l’innocent.

24 La terre est livrée aux mains de l’impie; Il voile la face des juges. Si ce n’est pas lui, qui est-ce donc?

25 Mes jours sont plus rapides qu’un courrier; Ils fuient sans avoir vu le bonheur;

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What Does Job 9:23 Mean?

Job 9:23 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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