Job 28:21

In 11 translations

BSB

It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.

KJV

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.air: or, heaven

WEB

Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.

ASV

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.

LSV

It has been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the bird of the heavens || It has been hidden.

YLT

It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.

DBY

For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.

DRC

It is hid from the eyes of all living. and the fowls of the air know it not.

GNV

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen?

JPS

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

LXXE

It has escaped the notice of every man, and has been hidden from the birds of the sky.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵ֣י כָל־חָ֑י וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם נִסְתָּֽרָה׃

LXX-Br

Λέληθε πάντα ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἀπὸ πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐκρύβη.

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• Psalms 49:3–4My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
• Colossians 2:3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• 1 Corinthians 2:7–10No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of…
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
• Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
• Matthew 13:17For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

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