Job 19:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.”

Job 19:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 19:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 19:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Even young children despise me. If I arise, they speak against me.”

Job 19:18 — World English Bible

Job 19:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Even young children despise me; If I arise, they speak against me.”

Job 19:18 — American Standard Version

Job 19:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Also sucklings have despised me, I rise, and they speak against me.”

Job 19:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 19:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Even young children despise me; I rise up, and they speak against me.”

Job 19:18 — Darby Translation

Job 19:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The wicked also despised mee, and when I rose, they spake against me.”

Job 19:18 — Geneva Bible

Job 19:18 in Context — Job 19

16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.

17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.

18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.

19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.

20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

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What Does Job 19:18 Mean?

Job 19:18 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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