Job 21:27
25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
- KJV
- Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
- WEB
- “Behold, I know your thoughts, the plans with which you would wrong me.
- ASV
- Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.
- DARBY
- Lo, I know your thoughts, and the devices ye wrongfully imagine against me.
- BLB
- Behold, I know your⁺ thoughts, and the notions you⁺ wrest upon me.
- ÅB
- Se, jeg kjenner deres tanker og de onde råd hvormed dere gjør urett mot meg;
- OTB
- "Se, jeg kjenner deres tanker
og de planer dere legger mot meg. - B1930
- Se, jeg kjenner eders tanker og de onde råd hvormed I gjør urett mot mig;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
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All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
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For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Read in contextJob 42:7
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
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Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Read in contextJob 15:20–35
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
Read in contextJob 4:8–11
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Read in contextJob 20:29
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
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