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 Mesmo se eu for inocente, não estimo minha alma; desprezo minha vida.

22 É tudo a mesma coisa; por isso digo: ele consome ao inocente e ao perverso.

23 Quando o açoite mata de repente, ele ri do desespero dos inocentes.

24 A terra está entregue nas mãos dos perversos. Ele cobre o rosto de seus juízes. Se não é ele, então quem é?

25 Meus dias foram mais rápidos que um homem que corre; fugiram, e não viram o bem.

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What Does Job 9:23 Mean?

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