Job 10:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 10:16

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Berean Standard Bible

Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.

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KJV

King James Version

For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

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WEB

World English Bible

If my head is held high, you hunt me like a lion. Again you show yourself powerful to me.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And if [my head] exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.

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Job 10

¹⁴ If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.

¹⁵ If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

¹⁶ Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.

¹⁷ You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.

¹⁸ Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me!

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