Job 38:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!”

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BSBPD

“Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thou hast known--for then thou art born And the number of thy days <FI>are<Fi> many!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 38:21 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 15:7Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
  2. Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
  3. Job 38:12In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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