Job 20:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 20:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — World English Bible

Job 20:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — American Standard Version

Job 20:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.”

Job 20:17 — Darby Translation

Job 20:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He shall not see the riuers, nor the floods and streames of honie and butter.”

Job 20:17 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:17 in Context — Job 20

15 Engoliu riquezas, porém as vomitará; Deus as tirará de seu ventre.

16 Veneno de cobras subará; língua de víbora o matará.

17 Não verá correntes, rios, [e] ribeiros de mel e de manteiga.

18 Restituirá o trabalho e não o engolirá; da riqueza de seu comério não desfrutará.

19 Pois oprimiu [e] desamparou aos pobres; roubou a casa que não edificou;

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What Does Job 20:17 Mean?

Job 20:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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