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Job: Judgment for the Wicked

Job 24:22

In 11 translations

BSB
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
KJV
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.no…: or, he trusteth not his own life
WEB
Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
ASV
Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.
LSV
And [God] has drawn the mighty by His power, || He rises, and none believes in life.
YLT
And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
DBY
He draweth also the mighty with his power; he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
DRC
He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.
GNV
He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
JPS
He draweth away the mighty also by his power; he riseth up, and he trusteth not his own life.
LXXE
And in wrath he has overthrown the helpless: therefore when he has arisen, a man will not feel secure of his own life.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ יָ֝ק֗וּם וְֽלֹא־יַאֲמִ֥ין בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃
LXX-Br
Θυμῷ δὲ κατέστρεψεν ἀδυνάτους· ἀναστὰς τοιγαροῦν, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσῃ κατὰ τῆς ἑαυτοῦ ζωῆς.

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  • Daniel 6:4–9Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.…
  • Esther 3:8–10Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s…
  • John 19:12–16From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.” When Pilate heard these words, he…
  • Revelation 16:13–14And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to…
  • Revelation 17:2The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

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