Job 39:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.”
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“For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 39:17 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
- 2 Chronicles 32:31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
- Job 17:4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
- Job 35:11who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
- Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
- Isaiah 57:17I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
- James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
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