Job 4:16
What does Job 4:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 4:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There wassilence, and I heard a voice, saying,
KJV
King James Version · 1611It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There wassilence, and I heard a voice, saying,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude <FI>is<Fi> over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752There stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice, as it were, of a gentle wind.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:
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- 1 Kings 19:12
and after the earthquake a fire; but Jehovah was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
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