Job 15:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,”
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“Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over <FI>his<Fi> confidence.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 15:27 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- Job 17:10But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
- Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
- Psalms 73:4They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
- Psalms 73:7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
- Psalms 78:31God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.
- Isaiah 6:10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
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