Job 14:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,”

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BSBPD

“As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Asthe waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 14:11 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 6:15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
  2. Isaiah 19:5The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
  3. Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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