Job 36:19

What does Job 36:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 36:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces ofthystrength?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces ofthystrength?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Lay down thy greatness without tribulation, and all the mighty of strength.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Will he esteem thy riches? Not gold, nor all the resources of strength!

Context

v.18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

v.19This passage

v.20Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.

Cross references

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

  • Zephaniah 1:18

    Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

  • Job 34:20

    In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.

  • Isaiah 37:36

    And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

  • James 5:3

    Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

  • Proverbs 11:21

    Thoughhandjoinin hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

  • Psalms 33:16

    There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

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