Job 31:18

What does Job 31:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 31:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);

KJV

King James Version · 1611

(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

(For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

(But from my youth He grew up with me as <FI>with<Fi> a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

(For from my infancy mercy grew up with me: and it came out with me from my mother's womb:)

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the [widow] from my mother's womb;)

Context

v.17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

v.18This passage

v.19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

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