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 Domain
ASVPD

“Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A sea-<FI> monster<Fi> am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 7:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
  2. Job 38:6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,
  3. Job 41:1“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
  4. Lamentations 3:7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
  5. 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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