Job 41:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?”
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BSBPD
“Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Doth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 41:3 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 19:5Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
- Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
- Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
- Haggai 2:8The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.
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