Job 15:19
17 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
- KJV
- Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
- WEB
- to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):
- ASV
- Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):
- DARBY
- Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
- BLB
- to whom alone the land was given, and a stranger did not pass over in their midst.
- ÅB
- til hvem landet alene var gitt, og blant hvem ingen fremmed hadde draget igjennom.
- OTB
- til hvem alene landet ble gitt
da ingen fremmed passerte blant dem: - B1930
- til hvem landet alene var gitt, og blandt hvem ingen fremmed hadde draget igjennem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joel 3:17
So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:8
When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Read in contextGenesis 10:25
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Read in contextGenesis 10:32
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
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