Job 27:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.”
Job 27:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 27:18 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 27:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 27:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.”
Job 27:18 — World English Bible
Job 27:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.”
Job 27:18 — American Standard Version
Job 27:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.”
Job 27:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 27:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.”
Job 27:18 — Darby Translation
Job 27:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.”
Job 27:18 — Geneva Bible
Job 27:18 in Context — Job 27
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
What Does Job 27:18 Mean?
Job 27:18 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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