Job 7:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,”
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“What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”
King James Version · Public Domain“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“What <FI>is<Fi> man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 7:17 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 24:14Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
- Job 7:12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
- Job 14:3Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
- Job 34:14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
- Psalms 8:4what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- Psalms 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
- Psalms 144:3O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
- Hebrews 2:6But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
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