Job 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)”
Job 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 8:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)”
Job 8:9 — World English Bible
Job 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);”
Job 8:9 — American Standard Version
Job 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“(For of yesterday we <FI>are<Fi> , and we know not, For a shadow <FI>are<Fi> our days on earth.)”
Job 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For we are [but] of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.”
Job 8:9 — Darby Translation
Job 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“(For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant: for our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe)”
Job 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Job 8:9 in Context — Job 8
7 Ainda que teu princípio seja pequeno, o teu fim será muito grandioso.
8 Pois pergunta agora à geração passada, e considera o que seus pais descobriram.
9 Pois nós somos de ontem e nada sabemos, pois nossos dias sobre a terra são como a sombra.
10 Por acaso eles não te ensinarão, e te dirão, e falarão palavras de seu coração?
11 Pode o papiro crescer sem lodo? Ou pode o junco ficar maior sem água?
What Does Job 8:9 Mean?
Job 8:9 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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