Job 19:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.”
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BSBPD
“by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever!”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“With a pen of iron and lead--For ever in a rock they may be hewn.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 19:24 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 28:11Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.
- Exodus 28:21The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
- Exodus 32:16The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
- Deuteronomy 27:2And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.
- Deuteronomy 27:8And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”
- Jeremiah 17:1“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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