Job 19:18
What does Job 19:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 19:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Even young children despise me; If I arise, they speak against me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Even young children despise me; If I arise, they speak against me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Even young children have no respect for me; when I get up their backs are turned on me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Also sucklings have despised me, I rise, and they speak against me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Even fools despised me, and when I was gone from them, they spoke against me.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Even young children despise me; I rise up, and they speak against me.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 30:1
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
- 2 Kings 2:23
And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.
- Isaiah 3:5
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
- Job 30:12
Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
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