Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 17:14
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Berean Standard Bible
and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
King James Version
I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister.
World English Bible
if I have said to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ and ‘My sister,’
American Standard Version
If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister;
Berean Literal Bible
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Job 17
12 They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
13 If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
14 and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
15 where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
16 Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
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