Job 7:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?”
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BSBPD
“Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“A sea-<FI> monster<Fi> am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 7:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
- Job 38:6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,
- Job 41:1“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
- Lamentations 3:7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
- Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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