Job 8:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 8:9

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Berean Standard Bible

For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

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KJV

King James Version

(For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)

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WEB

World English Bible

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)

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ASV

American Standard Version

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 8

⁷ Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

⁸ Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

⁹ For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

¹⁰ Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

¹¹ Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

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