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?
Read in contextIsaiah 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:
Read in contextGenesis 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.
Read in contextAmos 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:
Read in contextDaniel 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:
Read in contextDaniel 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.
Read in contextMatthew 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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