Verse Comparison: Job 16:8
American Standard Version
And thou hast laid fast hold on me, `which' is a witness `against me': And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.
Amplified® Bible
You have laid firm hold on me {and} have shriveled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness [and wretched state of body] are further evidence [against me]; [they] testify to my face.
Contemporary English Version
my shriveled up skin proves that I am his prisoner.
Darby English Version
Thou hast shrivelled me up! it is become a witness; and my leanness riseth up against me, it beareth witness to my face.
Good News Bible
You have seized me; you are my enemy. I am skin and bones, and people take that as proof of my guilt.
King James Version
And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
New American Standard Bible
"You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my leanness rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
New International Version
You have bound me—and it has become a witness;
my gauntness rises up and testifies against me.
New King James Version
You have shriveled me up,
And it is a witness against me;
My leanness rises up against me
And bears witness to my face.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my leanness rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
Revised Standard Version
And he has shriveled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness has risen up against me, it testifies to my face.
Young's Literal Translation
And Thou dost loathe me, For a witness it hath been, And rise up against me doth my failure, In my face it testifieth.
