Job 15:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,”

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BSBPD

“Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over <FI>his<Fi> confidence.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 15:27 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. Job 17:10But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
  3. Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
  4. Psalms 73:4They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
  5. Psalms 73:7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
  6. Psalms 78:31God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.
  7. 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.”
  8. 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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