Job 29:17
What does Job 29:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 29:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 124:6
Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
- Psalms 58:8
Let them beas a snail which melteth and passeth away, Likethe untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
- Psalms 3:7
Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us:
- 1 Samuel 17:35
I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
- Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation whose teeth areasswords, and their jaw teethasknives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
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