Verse Comparison: Job 4:16
American Standard Version
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: `There was' silence, and I heard a voice, `saying',
Amplified® Bible
[The spirit] stood still, but I could not discern the appearance of it. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying,
Contemporary English Version
It stopped and stood still. Then a form appeared-- a shapeless form. And from the silence, I heard a voice say,
Darby English Version
It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:
Good News Bible
I could see something standing there; I stared, but couldn't tell what it was. Then I heard a voice out of the silence:
King James Version
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
New American Standard Bible
"It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form {was} before my eyes; {There was} silence, then I heard a voice:
New International Version
It stopped,
but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
and I heard a hushed voice:
New King James Version
It stood still,
But I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence;
Then I heard a voice saying:
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form appeared before my eyes; Silence occurred, then I heard a voice:
Revised Standard Version
It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice:
Young's Literal Translation
It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude `is' over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:
