Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 19:17
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Berean Standard Bible
My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.
King James Version
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s [sake] of mine own body.
World English Bible
My breath is offensive to my wife. I am loathsome to the children of my own mother.
American Standard Version
My breath is strange to my wife, And my supplication to the children of mine own mother.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 19
15 My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.
16 I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.
18 Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me.
19 All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
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