Job 9:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’”

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BSBPD

“If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 9:27 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 7:11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
  2. Job 7:13When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
  3. Psalms 77:2In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
  4. Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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