Job 25:5

What does Job 25:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 25:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Lo--unto the moon, and it shineth not, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Behold even the moon doth not shine, and the stars are not pure in his sight.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Lo, even the moon is not bright; and the stars are not pure in his sight:

Context

v.4How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

v.5This passage

v.6How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 31:26

    If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

  • Job 15:15

    Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

  • Isaiah 60:19

    The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:10

    For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

  • Isaiah 24:23

    Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Jehovah of hosts will reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders shall be glory.

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