Job 19:28
What does Job 19:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 19:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;
KJV
King James Version · 1611But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949If you say, How cruel we will be to him! because the root of sin is clearly in him:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862But ye say, `Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Why then do you say now: Let us persecute him, and let us find occasion of word against him?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890If ye say, How shall we persecute him? when the root of the matter is found in me,
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 14:13
And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
- Job 19:22
Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
- Psalms 69:26
For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
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