Job 27:7

In 11 translations

BSB

May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.

KJV

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

WEB

“Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

ASV

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

LSV

My enemy is as the wicked, || And my withstander as the perverse.

YLT

As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.

DBY

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

DRC

Let my enemy be as the ungodly, and my adversary as the wicked one.

GNV

Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.

JPS

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

LXXE

Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.

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Original-language editions

WLC

יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל׃

LXX-Br

Οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ εἴησαν οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὥσπερ ἡ καταστροφὴ τῶν ἀσεβῶν, καὶ οἱ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἐπανιστάμενοι, ὥσπερ ἡ ἀπώλεια τῶν παρανόμων.

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• Daniel 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied…
• 1 Samuel 25:26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be…
• 2 Samuel 18:32The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”

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