Job 18:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.”

Job 18:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 18:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 18:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 18:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“His strength will be famished. Calamity will be ready at his side.”

Job 18:12 — World English Bible

Job 18:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“His strength shall be hunger-bitten, And calamity shall be ready at his side.”

Job 18:12 — American Standard Version

Job 18:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hungry is his sorrow, And calamity is ready at his side.”

Job 18:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 18:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“His strength is hunger-bitten, and calamity is ready at his side.”

Job 18:12 — Darby Translation

Job 18:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“His strength shalbe famine: and destruction shalbe readie at his side.”

Job 18:12 — Geneva Bible

Job 18:12 in Context — Job 18

10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.

13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

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What Does Job 18:12 Mean?

Job 18:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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