Job 14:11
What does Job 14:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 14:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Asthe waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;
KJV
King James Version · 1611As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Asthe waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752As if the waters should depart out of the sea, and an emptied river should be dried up;
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up:
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful brook, as waters that fail?
- Isaiah 19:5
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.
- Job 6:15
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away;
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