Job 4:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 4:8

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6 Is not ^ayour reverence ^byour confidence?
And the integrity of your ways your hope?

7 “Remember now, ^awho ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright ever cut off?

8 Even as I have seen,
^aThose who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.

9 By the blast of God they perish,
And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.

10 The roaring of the lion,
The voice of the fierce lion,
And ^athe teeth of the young lions are broken.

11 ^aThe old lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

12 “Now a word was secretly brought to me,
And my ear received a whisper of it.

13 ^aIn disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,

Verse Comparison: Job 4:8

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American Standard Version
According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

Amplified® Bible
As I myself have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble {and} mischief reap the same.

Contemporary English Version
In my experience, only those who plant seeds of evil harvest trouble,

Darby English Version
Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.

Good News Bible
I have seen people plow fields of evil and plant wickedness like seed; now they harvest wickedness and evil.

King James Version
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

New American Standard Bible
"According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity And those who sow trouble harvest it.

New International Version
As I have observed, those who plow evil
and those who sow trouble reap it.

New King James Version
Even as I have seen,
Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity And those who sow trouble harvest it.

Revised Standard Version
As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.

Young's Literal Translation
As I have seen -- ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!

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