Job 21:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 21:27

25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.

26 They ^alie down alike in the dust,
And worms cover them.

27 “Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.

28 For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is¹ the tent,
The dwelling place of the wicked?’

29 Have you not asked those who travel the road?
And do you not know their signs?

30 ^aFor the wicked are reserved for the day of doom;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.

31 Who condemns his way to his face?
And who repays him for what he has done?

32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
And a vigil kept over the tomb.

33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him;
^aEveryone shall follow him,
As countless have gone before him.

34 How then can you comfort me with empty words,
Since¹ falsehood remains in your answers?”

Verse Comparison: Job 21:27

American Standard Version
Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.

Amplified® Bible
Behold, I know your thoughts {and} plans and the devices with which you would wrong me.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, I know that you are plotting against me.

Darby English Version
Lo, I know your thoughts, and the devices ye wrongfully imagine against me.

Good News Bible
I know what spiteful thoughts you have.

King James Version
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plans by which you would wrong me.

New International Version
"I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.

New King James Version
'Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plans by which you would wrong me.

Revised Standard Version
"Behold, I know your thoughts, and your schemes to wrong me.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

New English Translation
“Yes, I know what you are thinking,¹ the schemes² by which you would wrong me.³