Job 27:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.”
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BSBPD
“May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 27:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 25:26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.
- 2 Samuel 18:32The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”
- Daniel 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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