Job 26:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?”
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BSBPD
“To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 26:4 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 22:23So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
- Job 20:3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
- Job 32:18For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- 1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
- 1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Revelation 16:13And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
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