The LORD Speaks of His Creation
Job 39:30
In 11 translations
- BSB
- His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”
- KJV
- Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
- WEB
- His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”
- ASV
- Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
- LSV
- And his brood sucks up blood, || And where the pierced [are]—there [is] he!”
- YLT
- And his brood gulp up blood, And where the pierced [are] — there [is] he!
- DBY
- And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.
- DRC
- Her young ones shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
- GNV39:33
- His young ones also sucke vp blood: and where the slaine are, there is she.
- JPS
- Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
- LXXE
- And his young ones roll themselves in blood, and wherever the carcases may be, immediately they are found.
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- Written (Ketiv): וְאֶפְרֹחוֹ (“and young one its”). Read aloud (Qere): וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו (“and young ones its”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥ו; read aloud (Qere) reads וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו (“and young ones its”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- ואפרחו יְעַלְעוּ־דָ֑ם וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים שָׁ֣ם הֽוּא׃Read aloud as (qere): וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו
- LXX-Br
- Νεοσσοὶ δὲ αὐτοῦ φύρονται ἐν αἵματι, οὗ δʼ ἂν ὦσι τεθνεῶτες, παραχρῆμα εὑρίσκονται.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
EagleGrasshopperCondescension of GodEagle, TheBirdsBloodReadings, SelectOmnipotenceGamesJob, Book of
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 24:28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
- Luke 17:37“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
- Ezekiel 39:17–19And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 39:30 in most Bibles