Job 4:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.”
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BSBPD
“Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 4:12 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 13:1“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
- Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
- Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
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