Job 20:6

4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
KJV
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
WEB
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
ASV
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
DARBY
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
BLB
Though his loftiness should go up to the heavens, and his head should touch to the clouds,
ÅB
Stiger enn hans stolthet til himmelen, og når enn hans hode til skyen,
OTB
Selv om hans hovmod når himmelen
og hans hode berører skyene,
B1930
Stiger enn hans stolthet til himmelen, og når enn hans hode til skyen,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Obadiah 1:3–4

    The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

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  • Isaiah 14:13–14

    For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

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  • Genesis 11:4

    And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

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  • Amos 9:2

    Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

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  • Daniel 4:11

    The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

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  • Daniel 4:22

    It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

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  • Matthew 11:23

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

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