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

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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.

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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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