Job 32:19

What does Job 32:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 32:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

My stomach is like wine which is unable to get out; like skins full of new wine, it is almost burst.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Lo, my breast <FI>is<Fi> as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Behold, my belly is as new wine which wanteth vent, which bursteth the new vessels.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

Context

v.18For I am full of words; The spirit within me constraineth me.

v.19This passage

v.20I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.

Cross references

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

  • Matthew 9:17

    Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

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