Job 24:1
What does Job 24:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 24:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Times are not hid from the Almighty: but they that know him, know not his days.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? why do not they that know him see his days?
Context
v.1This passage
v.2There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 7:4
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.
- John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
- Matthew 24:38
For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
- Isaiah 2:12
For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
- 2 Peter 2:3
And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
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