Job 7:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.”

Job 7:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 7:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 7:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.”

Job 7:15 — World English Bible

Job 7:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.”

Job 7:15 — American Standard Version

Job 7:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.”

Job 7:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 7:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.”

Job 7:15 — Darby Translation

Job 7:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore my soule chuseth rather to be strangled and to die, then to be in my bones.”

Job 7:15 — Geneva Bible

Job 7:15 in Context — Job 7

13 Quando eu digo: Minha cama me consolará; meu leito aliviará minhas queixa,

14 Então tu me espantas com sonhos, e me assombras com visões.

15 Por isso minha alma preferia a asfixia [e] a morte, mais que meus ossos.

16 Odeio [a minha vida] ; não viverei para sempre; deixa-me, pois que meus dias são inúteis.

17 O que é o ser humano, para que tanto o estimes, e ponhas sobre ele teu coração,

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What Does Job 7:15 Mean?

Job 7:15 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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